Thorns and Roses
Thorns make roses more precious. We treasure God's providential care more during trouble than at any other time. Remember, it was a crown of thorns that Jesus wore so we might know His love. Don't resent the thorns.
"My God, I have never thanked You for my thorns. I have thanked You a thousand times for my roses, but never once for my thorns. Teach me the glory of the cross I bear; teach me the value of my thorns. Show me that I have climbed closer to You along the path of pain. Show me that, through my tears, the colors of Your rainbow look much more brilliant."
Praise Him for your roses; thank him for your thorns!
"My God, I have never thanked You for my thorns. I have thanked You a thousand times for my roses, but never once for my thorns. Teach me the glory of the cross I bear; teach me the value of my thorns. Show me that I have climbed closer to You along the path of pain. Show me that, through my tears, the colors of Your rainbow look much more brilliant."
Praise Him for your roses; thank him for your thorns!
5 comments:
Thank you for this reminder! This is especially meaningful right now for two reasons - I just read 'Riven' by Jerry Jenkins; and I just pruned my roses. :)
I love it, Thanks :)
I want to thank you for your inspiring words. They really hit home! I used them in a layout and by the time the LO was done so was my angst with that particularly "thorny" situation.
Here's a link to the LO if you would like to check it out.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=352395&ppuser=72164
Thanks, Hummie, for the IF YOU THINK... poem. I have just forwarded to a friend who needs to read it and put it in my Stickis so I can read it to remind myself.
Thanks for sharing.
DrGranma
Great blog and post!
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