February 12, 2013

  • Sunday (+3) Devotional: Man's Wisdom vs. God's Power

    This isn't Sunday, but I had to write a quick update on the Pope resigning. He no longer feels he has emotional and physical strength to do justice to the work of being Pope. Which leads to a hard question for a person of faith:

    When should a Christian disregard common sense and instinct and trust in God's power instead?

    No, the answer isn't always, because then we have little kids saying "Jesus, make me fly!" and jumping off of buildings. Remember, Jesus said not to test God when the devil encouraged him to jump off the temple roof.

    But the answer can't be never, either. Certainly, some Catholics have wondered if the Pope should have just held on to the bitter end, trusting God to make him strong enough to finish out his work as Pope. Sometimes, you start crossing the Red Sea before the water separates, not after.

    So when have you trusted in God's power? Was it the right choice?

Comments (7)

  • Yeah i dont get it either, i thought it was a calling to be a pope... Old age is not good enough a reason to resign.

  • I... don't think that we need to have a Pope in the first place. But anyways, anytime that I put myself in a situation where it HAS to be God's power or I won't make it through-- He always is faithful and He always does so much more than I could imagine.

  • you can argue for both sides...i believe this question can only be answered by the individual..and the individual..can only make the distinction if it was worth trusting in God or not...

  • Maybe he was trusting in God by stepping down.

  • Trust in Talos. He will guide us.

  • This is silly, but I'm trusting in God to help me finish my master's paper, and I'm starting to see the evidence of him coming through. You know, to me, the funny thing about trusting God is even if he has come through for you before (which he has for me in BIG ways), I still find it hard to trust him now. I think that is why he calls us Sheep, we are stupid and forgetful.

  • I don't see this as related to the Pope.
    I do my best to always trust in God's power. I don't believe that there is any power that is an equal.

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