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Resting in Omniscience
Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak.
Isaiah 40:28-29a
Recommended Reading
Matthew 7:1-5
In Fred Smith's book, Breakfast with Fred, there's a great insight about having a critical spirit. It comes from Ron Glosser, Smith's friend, who was the President and CEO of Hershey Trust Company in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Glosser said that when he found himself being overly critical, the problem was sometimes in his own heart rather than in the other person's behavior. Glosser realized he needed a way to keep his thinking healthy.
"I have found that the best way to keep from being overly critical is to get myself centered early in the day," he said. "For me, this is achieved by reading the Scriptures and praying. I try to identify myself as the beloved child of God and to see all those with whom I come in contact that same way."1
We keep our spirits healthy by keeping our hearts and minds close to the Creator of the ends of the earth who never tires and whose understanding is unsearchable. We can rest in His omniscience, draw from His wisdom, and gain from Him the power of a patient perspective.
There are times when criticism is needed, but in most situations praising will produce far better results over time.
Ron Glosser
1Fred Smith, Sr., Breakfast with Fred (Ventura, CA: Regal, 2007), 48-49.
Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak.
Isaiah 40:28-29a
Recommended Reading
Matthew 7:1-5
In Fred Smith's book, Breakfast with Fred, there's a great insight about having a critical spirit. It comes from Ron Glosser, Smith's friend, who was the President and CEO of Hershey Trust Company in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Glosser said that when he found himself being overly critical, the problem was sometimes in his own heart rather than in the other person's behavior. Glosser realized he needed a way to keep his thinking healthy.
"I have found that the best way to keep from being overly critical is to get myself centered early in the day," he said. "For me, this is achieved by reading the Scriptures and praying. I try to identify myself as the beloved child of God and to see all those with whom I come in contact that same way."1
We keep our spirits healthy by keeping our hearts and minds close to the Creator of the ends of the earth who never tires and whose understanding is unsearchable. We can rest in His omniscience, draw from His wisdom, and gain from Him the power of a patient perspective.
There are times when criticism is needed, but in most situations praising will produce far better results over time.
Ron Glosser
1Fred Smith, Sr., Breakfast with Fred (Ventura, CA: Regal, 2007), 48-49.