RPG Juniors
WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM
NOVEMBER 6
1 John 3:2
WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM
Michelle sighed as she struggled to her feet. "Why do I have to wear these old leg braces?" she thought. "Mom and Dad say I should be thankful that they make it possible for me to walk. I am glad for that, but why didn’t God just make me with good and strong legs like other kids?" Michelle looked at herself in the full-view mirror. "They look funny, too," she thought.
"I hate looking like a robot." The more she thought about her image, the more she felt like crying.
When Michelle went to the supermarket with her mother that evening, they saw a friend from their church. "Mrs. Tan! Hello! How are you?" Mom greeted the lady. "You recently moved into an apartment nearby, didn’t you? How do you like it here?"
Mrs. Tan laughed. "As a matter of fact, we don’t like it very much at all," she said, shaking her head. "The lift does not work well and we’re tired of the constant dripping in the bathroom sink. The color of the walls is ugly, and the rent is much too high."
"That’s too bad," said Michelle’s mother, "but you sure seem cheerful about it."
Mrs. Tan grinned. "I guess that’s because it’s not our final home," she said. "It’s just a place to live in till the renovators are finished with our new house. Every time I feel discouraged because of all that’s wrong with the place, I just think of how happy I’ll be in our new home. Then I feel cheerful again."
That evening, Mom told Michelle’s dad what Mrs. Tan had said. "Good for her!" approved Dad. He grinned. "That’s a good way for Christians to think, too. In fact, the next time my back hurts, I’ll have to remember that my body is just a temporary home. As long as we’re on this earth, we’re all living in temporary housing, but someday we’ll have a new home in heaven - and even new bodies."
"Hey, that’s right," thought Michelle. "I guess I shouldn’t complain so much about all that’s wrong with me, either."
Thought: Do you have a health problem that discourages you? Do you become impatient, waiting for it to get better?
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I may have a medical condition or other serious problems, but I know my body is just a temporary housing. Thank You that I’ll have a new, perfect body someday like Jesus’! So teach me not to be discouraged about the current one - it’s definitely not the final home for my soul! This I pray in the precious name of Jesus Christ - Amen.
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1 John 3:2
WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM
Michelle sighed as she struggled to her feet. "Why do I have to wear these old leg braces?" she thought. "Mom and Dad say I should be thankful that they make it possible for me to walk. I am glad for that, but why didn’t God just make me with good and strong legs like other kids?" Michelle looked at herself in the full-view mirror. "They look funny, too," she thought.
"I hate looking like a robot." The more she thought about her image, the more she felt like crying.
When Michelle went to the supermarket with her mother that evening, they saw a friend from their church. "Mrs. Tan! Hello! How are you?" Mom greeted the lady. "You recently moved into an apartment nearby, didn’t you? How do you like it here?"
Mrs. Tan laughed. "As a matter of fact, we don’t like it very much at all," she said, shaking her head. "The lift does not work well and we’re tired of the constant dripping in the bathroom sink. The color of the walls is ugly, and the rent is much too high."
"That’s too bad," said Michelle’s mother, "but you sure seem cheerful about it."
Mrs. Tan grinned. "I guess that’s because it’s not our final home," she said. "It’s just a place to live in till the renovators are finished with our new house. Every time I feel discouraged because of all that’s wrong with the place, I just think of how happy I’ll be in our new home. Then I feel cheerful again."
That evening, Mom told Michelle’s dad what Mrs. Tan had said. "Good for her!" approved Dad. He grinned. "That’s a good way for Christians to think, too. In fact, the next time my back hurts, I’ll have to remember that my body is just a temporary home. As long as we’re on this earth, we’re all living in temporary housing, but someday we’ll have a new home in heaven - and even new bodies."
"Hey, that’s right," thought Michelle. "I guess I shouldn’t complain so much about all that’s wrong with me, either."
Thought: Do you have a health problem that discourages you? Do you become impatient, waiting for it to get better?
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I may have a medical condition or other serious problems, but I know my body is just a temporary housing. Thank You that I’ll have a new, perfect body someday like Jesus’! So teach me not to be discouraged about the current one - it’s definitely not the final home for my soul! This I pray in the precious name of Jesus Christ - Amen.
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