OWEN
Good morning! I am Owen Weddle, the Associate Pastor at Central United Methodist.
Ever been put into a situation where you don't see any way out of the darkness and you don't know how you got there in the first place? Have you ever been in a situation where you were innocent, but you felt like everyone was against you? The reality is many of us go through different periods of our life where things just seem unfair and out of control. We can get angry, frustrated, scared, or apathetic. But those situations offer you an opportunity. How will you personally respond?
One option we have is to shout “This is unfair!” and to viciously lash out at those who hurt you. But that is like struggling while in quicksand: the more you struggle, the more you will sink. Another option is the path that Jesus Christ took. 1 Peter 2:23 says “When Jesus was abused, he did not return abuse; when he suffered, he did not threaten; but he entrusted himself to the one who judges justly.” Instead of getting vengeance and justice, Jesus endured evil, because he knew that God's opinion of him was more important than anyone else's. Jesus rose from the dead, knowing that patience and love were more important to him than even his own life.
May God bless you!
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