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An Important Key Facing Disabilities, Part 2 (TMF:2470)

Friday, October 25, 2024
Peace to Live By: An Important Key Facing Disabilities, Part 2 (TMF:2470) - Daniel Litton
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       I think in any type of situation such as this, it is important for anyone to give up the strong desire for what they want. Doesn’t seem right, does it? Give up the desire to be liked? Well, I think by having that strong desire it can actually prevent people from getting what they want. The Scripture tells us to cast our care on God, to not burden ourselves with the strong desire that people act a certain way towards us, for instance. If one was to say, “I give this care to God. I will be happy whether people like me and I will be happy even if they find me a burden…” by doing that, one can remove any outward pressure they are putting on others by showing outward signs of dissatisfaction. No one wants to be disabled. None of us wants to have problems. Yet, people face varying problems to varying degrees. And the best place I think one can find him or herself is to surrender what they want and to be happy in their relationship with God. None of us, at first, wants to hear that we need to surrender what we want. We don’t like that because we see others who have what we want, so we think, “Why can’t we have it?”