Tuesday, April 24, 2007

paradoxes of a man of God

-strong enough to be weak;
-successful enough to fail;
-busy enough to take time;
-assured enough to cry;
-leading enough to serve.
-serious enough to laugh;
-rich enough to be poor;

-victorious enough to lose;
-important enough to be last;
-loving enough to be angry;
-wise enough to say I don’t know;
-right enough to say “I am wrong”;
-compassionate enough to discipline;
-conservative enough to give freely;
-mature enough to be childlike;
-righteous enough to be a sinner;
-courageous enough to fear God;
-planned enough to be spontaneous;
-controlled enough to be flexible;
-free enough to endure captivity;
-knowledgeable enough to ask questions;
-great enough to be anonymous;
-responsible enough to play;
-industrious enough to relax;

2 comments:

threetwentyone said...

Very cool, man!

Not sure how you get "righteous enough to be a sinner", though. Can you explain that one?

Garrick J. Pang said...

I think what's meant by "righteous enough to be a sinner" is that when a person thinks they ARE righteous (even when the reality is different), they may be unwilling or afraid to admit that they are a sinner. But as we grow in maturity and righteousness, we realize just how far they have to go and just how much of a sinner we truly are.

Just my thoughts anyway. :)