Where do bad things come from?

God loves us. Hence God gives us good things. Yet, when wisdom, discernment or the fruit of the spirit is not exercised, God's providence can become a bad thing. For example, God provides resources for us; resources like money, time, gifts and talents. But greed can drive the love of money; when used wisely, the love of time can be used for selfish needs, when used without the influence of the Holy Spirit, gifts and talents can be used as means of promotion of self. When God gives us a partner to enjoy, our obsession with him/her starts to destroy our lives. These are only a few of the examples of how the gifts of God can become unhealthy for the soul.
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Being extraordinary

I was reflecting on the difference between a christian and a non-christian after a group of my non-christian friends decided to help out at a charity organisation last weekend. Sweet of them I thought. Non-christians can be so much nicer, sweeter, gentler, generous, etc more than some Christians so I . asked myself the question: what makes a Christian a Christian. How are we different from the regular person?

I guess it is in being extraordinarily humble, extraordinarily forgiving, extraordinarily thankful, extraordinarily giving that makes the difference. It's living that extraordinary life that is beyond human nature, that people know that it is indeed God who works in and through us so we are different a certain way, set apart a certain way. There is power in a life that's changed by God! Supposedly.

I am not there yet. Praying for God to continually transform me.
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