I read somewhere years ago, "Our greatest problems are our solutions." The truth of this statement is seen in the unfortunate bus accident that claimed the lives of a number of elderly people fleeing from Rita. (FoxNews Report) In New Orleans people died because they were left behind. The solution, don't leave anybody behind, and look at the results.
As long as we think it is within our power to fix things, things won't get fixed. God said to Paul, "My grace is enough for you. When you are weak, my power is made perfect in you.” It is only when we quit relying on our own wisdom and abilities, and admit our weakness that God is able to use us. "Not by power or by might, but by my Spirit," says the Lord.
We are God's hands and feet. We are also to "have the mind of Christ." Without thinking as Christ thinks, the action of our hands and feet (our solutions) while they may be good intentioned, will always lead to more problems.
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