Just
went to watch Cinderella and came away feeling good that the story ends well
like all fairy tale story should. I wish that real life would be the same but unfortunately
that’s not always the case. And just because it’s not like a fairy tale story
does not mean it is not good. I think a little of difficulties in life, a
little trouble and suffering would do us good after all.
The
Word of God informs us to “count it all joy when you fall into
various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But
let patience have its perfect
work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing” (James
1:2-4).
Notice James said that our attitude should be one
of rejoicing when we face trials and testing in life. According to him trials
and testing has a way of developing patience in all of us. Someone said that
“patience is a virtue, possess it if you can; seldom found in women, never
found in men.” How true, how true! We all need patience, otherwise we are
incomplete – not matured and still lacking. But lacking in what? I think we can
say lacking in love and kindness. After all isn't the prophet Micah tells us
that the Lord requires us to walk humbly, show kindness and do justly.
One of the phrase I found fascinating in the
dialogue of the show is when Cinderella’s mum was very ill and gave her
daughter a last piece of advice: “you must find it in your heart to love and be
kind.” All her troubles, all the injustices done to her, could not break her
promise made to her mother to always be kind and that includes the animals.
Does she holds to her dream? Yes. She did not resign to her misery though she
gets frustrated and sad. But at the end she still rises up from her misery and
finds some goodness.
I am reminded of the verse that Paul spoke of in Romans 8:28 - And we
know that all things work together for good to
those who love God, to those who are the called according to His
purpose. As far as we are concern as children of God all
things work together for good. As long as we love God and walk in his perfect
will for our lives, all troubles, trials, and suffering will move towards a
goal that shall be called in divine language “GOOD”. Only those who live with
eternity in his heart would understand that no situation on earth has the final
say regarding his state, his lot, and his meaning in life but only just a piece
of the puzzle!
Whether my ending would be a fairy tale ending
like Cinderella does not matter. It only matters how I see life through my
suffering and beyond my suffering into the very face of the true King of king
and Lord of lords. It is there that as I behold the beauty of my King that
nothing in this world – the good, the bad, and the ugly - matters anymore. I
would gladly give my all to be in the presence of my Abba Father gazing into
his love, his majesty, and be embraced in the most secured arms of Him who
loves me unconditionally.
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