Good ole Charlie Brown. You have to love that kid. For some reason I find that I can relate very well to Charlie Brown. The way Charles Schulz creates the character of Charlie Brown creates the depth of the character of Charlie Brown, it would be difficult to include all of it in less than a 2,000 page novel. Right now I would like to look at just one aspect of his character, and that is his endless quest to kick the football while Lucy Van Pelt holds it. Time after time, Lucy quickly removes the ball, and Charlie Brown falls flat on his back, not to mention the emotional damage he receives. What is it that keeps Charlie Brown coming back time and time again? Trust
It is trust that we too must learn. Charlie Brown was left on his back time and time again, and many times in life we find ourselves “on our backs�? emotionally. None the less, we must learn to trust people, knowing that because they are human, they may let us down. More importantly, we must learn to trust God knowing that because he is God he will never let us down.
I can remember many instances in my life that I placed my trust in someone, and my heart was broken. In relationships, we must trust others with our emotions and feelings. The other person will of course never be perfect, but sometimes they can be particularly (though unintentionally) hurtful. I have experienced this myself several times, but am learning that just as a tackled football player must get back up and dust himself off and back into the game, so to must I get back up and into “the game.�? If we don’t, “the game�? will simply pass us by.
As tumultuous and changing as our trust can be in others, I have never been let down when I placed my trust in God, but have always been better off for it. In fact, the times that have been the hardest in my life have been when I did not trust in God. The Israelites always experienced the most hardship when their trust wavered from God. The prophet Jeremiah tells us that “blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.�? (Jer 17:7) The prophet Isaiah continues, that those who hope (or trust) in the Lord “will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grown weary, they will walk and not be faint.�? (Isaiah 40:31)
I don’t know about you, but it is my greatest desire in life to soar.
It is trust that we too must learn. Charlie Brown was left on his back time and time again, and many times in life we find ourselves “on our backs�? emotionally. None the less, we must learn to trust people, knowing that because they are human, they may let us down. More importantly, we must learn to trust God knowing that because he is God he will never let us down.
I can remember many instances in my life that I placed my trust in someone, and my heart was broken. In relationships, we must trust others with our emotions and feelings. The other person will of course never be perfect, but sometimes they can be particularly (though unintentionally) hurtful. I have experienced this myself several times, but am learning that just as a tackled football player must get back up and dust himself off and back into the game, so to must I get back up and into “the game.�? If we don’t, “the game�? will simply pass us by.
As tumultuous and changing as our trust can be in others, I have never been let down when I placed my trust in God, but have always been better off for it. In fact, the times that have been the hardest in my life have been when I did not trust in God. The Israelites always experienced the most hardship when their trust wavered from God. The prophet Jeremiah tells us that “blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.�? (Jer 17:7) The prophet Isaiah continues, that those who hope (or trust) in the Lord “will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grown weary, they will walk and not be faint.�? (Isaiah 40:31)
I don’t know about you, but it is my greatest desire in life to soar.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment