Comment to Self
I thought I’d write this in as a comment to myself, instead of just editing my own blog, to see if anyone else had anything to say on the idea. I realise I made slight error, or misleading statement, in my last blog in using the phrase "God is kind to us when ..." (the dangers of blogging rapidly). God may well be kind in providing me with friends I happen to get along with very well, but he isn’t ONLY kind when he gives me things I like. I do believe that God is equally as kind when he puts me in difficult situations that enable me to grow, or to test my faith, or for any other reason that he puts me there. Infact, I believe that God is ultimately kind because he sent his son to die on the cross for my sins, to rescue me from condemnation, so that I could actually be a child of his ...
But am I just overanalysing? (Sometimes it’s a pest having to be so cautious in what is said, but I guess if I want to ensure that I represent my views appropriately to whomever reads them, then I need to stop and consider ...)