A Different Attitude

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As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
"Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life. (Jn 9:1-3)

I must admit, that when bad things hit, my first thought is similar to that of the disciples. What did I do wrong? Or more often, my response will be to whine, to complain, to grumble about how unfair it is (I may not openly say it, but what I am doing is effectively accusing God of being unfair & unjust).

How little I truly understand the will and purposes of God in my life! Indeed, that kind of attitude unconsciously revealed for all to see my unbelief in God's promises in Jeremiah 29:11!

God forgive me! I am now asking God to help me attain a new attitude; so that I can say with conviction, just as Paul did:

Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. (2 Cor 12:8-9)
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