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LifeWay|DailyDevotional

March31,2016

The"InnerStances"
FortheLordlovesjusticeandwillnotabandonHisfaithfulones.Theyarekeptsafeforever.Psalm
37:28
Whyisitthatwhilethesamethingscanhappentousall,theymaynothavethesameeffectuponusall?The
samethinghappeningtotwodifferentpeoplemayhaveentirelydifferenteffects.Whyshouldthisbeso?It
dependsnotsomuchonthecircumstances,butonthe"innerstances"or,inotherwords,ourinnerattitudes.
Assomeonehassaid,"Whatlifedoestousinthelongrundependsonwhatlifefindsinus."Life'sblowscan
makesomepeopleirritableandbitterotherstheysweetenandrefinethesameevents,butwithopposite
effects.
TheGospelstellusthattherewerethreecrossessetuponCalvaryonthefirstGoodFriday.Thesameevent
happenedtothreedifferentpeople,butlookatthedifferentresults.OnethiefcomplainedandblamedJesusfor
notsavingHimselfandthemtheotherthiefrecognizedhisownunworthiness,repentedofit,andfoundanopen
doortoParadise.Jesus,ofcourse,sawitastheclimaxofHisearthlyachievementsandmadeitthefulcrumon
whichHemovedtheworld.
Whatcounts,therefore,isnotsomuchwhathappenstous,butwhatwedowithit.Thesamesunshinefallingon
twodifferentplantscancauseonetowitheranddie,whiletheotherwillblossomandflourish.Andwhy?Itall
dependsontheresponsetheplantsmake.Although,ofcourse,theybothneedwater,oneplantismoresuitedto
hotsunshinethantheotherandthereforerespondswithmorelifeandgrowth,whiletheothershrivelsupand
dies.

Prayer
GraciousheavenlyFather,writethispreceptuponmyheartsothatIshallneverforgetit:it'snotsomuch
whathappenstome,butwhatIdowithitthatisimportant.ThankYou,Father.Amen.

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