i was upset just now,
thinking about how well. other people always seemed to get things going so smoothly for them.
they get what they want, they seem successful.
yet, somehow we christians are suffering, or at the losing end of things.

and reading about Acts 12:20-24, vs Acts 14:11-15,
i thank God for the understanding He's given me.
these two passages contrast how Herod reacted when people called him God,
vs Paul and Barnabas's reactions.
one was glorifying self, basking in it without giving God the glory.
the other was in full terror and panick, as they denied and insisted glory be given to God.

Herod was struck by the Lord; the apostles were aided by Him everywhere they went.
the focus is on God, and all glory should be His.
when i learn, to shift my perspective away from material pursuits and success as the focus,
and turn it towards glorifying God by giving my best in everything i do, that's when i truly change.
stop looking at the things on earth, but look to the eternal.
i am but a mist that appears for a lil while, then disappears.