"God Works in Weakness" -2

"Thou art my King, O God: command deliverance for Jacob." (Psalms 44:4) Oh yes, I almost forgot, this is meant to be "A Prayer for Protection"; and if we really put some time into thinking about how simple God has made this to be, then we might just have more time to sit and praise Him; we would surely have more desire to find the time, that much I am sure of. When James says, "Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness", I seriously doubt that James is saying that we should be walking around like a bunch of crybabies, and acting like someone has stolen our little red wagon; it is more about the condition of our heart towards the things of this world, and kind of like the reflection that this world has upon our hearts, which is opposite from the reflection that God has upon our hearts; as if reflection is a good definition, it's just the easiest way I could find to express how the two are so opposite of each other. When we see ourselves in and of this world, we can become so puffed up in ourselves; mainly because we are to be above all of this, and when we become of it, we begin to feel that we have some sort of an edge above humility, as though we have some kind of strength within ourselves; which only comes from the fearlessness that we have of this world. However, nothing could be further from the truth!!! We might think that we are fearless of this world, based upon that which we had known; but the longer we make ourselves part of this world, the less fear we have of the Lord; until one fine day, all of the sudden we realize that we are scared and alone, and the God that once was mighty to save, we have replaced that image with something far less certain and sure; like our own reflection... "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: according as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love: having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the beloved: in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace; wherein He hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He hath purposed in Himself: that in the dispensation of the fulness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in Him." (Ephesians 1:3-10)