Comments on: Wishing the snakes would quit biting.

By: bluedaffodil

bluedaffodil — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:01:27 +0000

"God doesn’t give us solutions, he gives us a savior." Beautifully put.

If we had needed solutions, Jesus would have been a mathematician, engineer, or scientist. But we need saving. Thanks for posting this.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:15:56 +0000

no, he said 'mummifiiieeeed snakes' cause he didn't know about monkeys.

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By: InterwebUser

InterwebUser — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:14:39 +0000

Ok, this may be my favorite post ever. Darn you and your poignant analogies! My life would be so much easier/better if not for this ONE thing…. but now you're saying that maybe God has something better for me than a conflict-free life because He loves me so much? Or that I may not know what the best thing for me is? I think this is one of those lessons you have to hear a million times before you actually get it. Thanks for pushing me in the right direction!

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By: Tamara

Tamara — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:55:00 +0000

It's easy to ignore God when "all is well."
Sometimes I wonder if the snakes keep coming so that I will keep looking to my Savior.
That makes Him sound kinda mean.
But I think that letting me pretend I don't need him would be even worse.

By: Will Tai

Will Tai — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:51:42 +0000

i love how you threw in a "Come Thou Fount" verse in there (actually one of my favorite verses of any worship song). I actually just led a "worship study" in which we read into the words of some worship songs rather than just singing them, and I chose "Come Thou Fount" as one of the songs. then I just read this blog.

By: Rebeccamh

Rebeccamh — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:00:32 +0000

Wow, what a great message. I'm also a very logical, solution oriented person, so this was like a (polite) slap in the face for me to realize that God is waiting for me to be content with a savior. I have many snakes in my life. They crop up at different times, when I'm going through different things, but they're always there. Its easy to recognize that the snakes are always there. What I have to remember is that God is always there too, waiting in the wings to save me.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:56:33 +0000

But isn't the solution the savior? After all, can't we "bend and tweak a formula" in the savior too? I think everyone tries at some point to tame him and that is why we are commanded to follow the 1st commandment so that we don't.

By: Luvs2Dance

Luvs2Dance — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:51:24 +0000

"… sometimes a solution feels more manageable. I can control and understand a solution. I can bend and tweak a formula to my own needs. Christ on the other hand, our savior, isn’t like that at all… The snakes will come for you. I wish they wouldn’t but they will. My hope for you and for me, is that in moments of poison and pain, hope and happiness, we’ll look for a savior, not a solution."

Thanks for the reminder.