St. Augustine (A.D. 354-430) was one of the most celebrated Christian writers of all time. He said, "God wants to give us something, but cannot, because our hands our full - there's no where for Him to put it." When we feel as though God's blessings are missing from our lives, we need to examine our hands and see if they are open to receive, or clenched tightly with a white-knuckled grip around something that we refuse to let go.
For the first few months of a baby's life, they are not able to open their little fists very easily. It's caused by an immature nervous system spending its time focusing on other things, but it creates some frustrating moments. Especially around the two month mark when she really wants to grab that little blanket and put it in her mouth, but just can't seem to get her little fingers to cooperate and open up!
Unfortunately, many of us live in a similar way. We keep our hands tightly clenched around the things we have while trying to grab at the things we don't have. But here are some revolutionary thoughts: You were born buck naked and you're going to die empty handed! Or said a different way...There's never been a U-haul behind a hearse; and yours won't be hitched up either! The only way to live a revolutionary life is to be willing to lose it all, and since it's all going to be lost in the end anyway, what's the risk?
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