Elizabeth GilbertRuin is a gift. Ruin is the road to transformation.
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The world is full of people who are quick to judge the fault of others, but they are even more eager to praise those who have made the biggest mess. Take the Prophet Moses. He came to show the Israelites their sins, but instead they praised him for his great wisdom and insight into their heart. The truth is that Moses was not a great man at all.
He was a fool who thought he knew better than God. The same applies to many of us everyday people. We are quick to judge others, but we are also quick to celebrate someone’s success.
When it comes time for us to do right by others, we are not so eager to praise them as we are to take credit for their success. It’s time for us to step back and see that our faith should be our faith alone. Our faith should be based on what God has revealed, not what other men have done for us or what we have done ourselves.
Source: Eat, Pray, Love
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