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THURSDAY THOUGHT 5/22/08

A Bravado of Faith
 
I’m a John Wayne American and a Christian Capitalist.  (I can already hear the “reply” buttons  — “please take me off your list” — clicking among my social justice friends.)  I see myself more a warrior than a monk; more an individualist than a groupie!  I guess that’s why one of my favorite prayers (recited with proud humility, I might add) is: “Lord, don’t give me mercy; give me strength!”
 
I figure God calls the shots and I can take whatever He dishes out.  (A real tough guy, eh?)  My role is to endure without question or complaint the trials when it seems all uphill (easier said than done; I’m not really claiming to be all that tough) and rejoice with a booming, gleeful “YEEEE HAAA” when I get to pull up my knees and coast downhill into the rush of the wind.  
 
My point:  My bravado is a bravado of faith.  When all the bluster is done, I only know that God knows what we all need, that He’d never give us a load to carry bigger than our backs could bear, and that gives me confidence.  So enjoy the trip, not just the downhill rushes, but the uphill slogs, too.  God bless. — jri
 
“Be strong and courageous.”
        –    God
               (Joshua 1:9)