Complacency is self- satisfaction. It is the kind of self-satisfaction that makes us blind to the deficiencies and dangers in the road of life.
People who are complacent take things for granted. They are happy with their present situation and have no desire for progress. The Lord certainly does not want us to be complacent, to take things for granted, or to be self-satisfied.
How does the Lord deliver us from complacency? How does the Lord deliver us from the blindness of self-satisfaction?
Well, He does it in at least two ways:
In 1Thessalonians 4:1-8, the Lord sent St. Paul to the Thessalonians to warn them against complacency.
Paul said to the Thessalonians, “You were called to holiness. You belong to God. So, live up to your dignity as God’s children.”
God was using St. Paul to put the Thessalonian community in the right place. God was using human beings as a reminder to people not to become too self-satisfied.
When we are complacent, when we take things for granted, when we become negligent, sometimes the Lord sends a friend to remind us of our priorities.
He may send a mother, a father, a friend or somebody else to remind us about what we should do and what we should not do.
But sometimes, He does not send friends to remind us. Sometimes, the Lord does not send parents or relatives who will counsel us.
Sometimes, to prevent us from becoming complacent, the Lord sends or allows crisis to come into our lives.
In the Gospel of Matthew 25:1-13, there is crisis in the lives of the ten virgins or ten bridesmaids. This crisis is caused by the Lord to prevent them from becoming self-satisfied. It is used by the Lord to jolt them and shock them, so they will recover their senses and return to their priorities.
We can all be victims of complacency. Sometimes, the Lord reminds us with a gentle tap onn the shoulder from a friend. Sometimes, the Lord encourages us and delivers us from negligence with the kind of words of a relative or an officemate and friend. But sometimes, the Lord shocks us and jolts us out of our complacency by sending and allowing an illness, a difficulty or a problem.
People who are complacent take things for granted. They are happy with their present situation and have no desire for progress. The Lord certainly does not want us to be complacent, to take things for granted, or to be self-satisfied.
How does the Lord deliver us from complacency? How does the Lord deliver us from the blindness of self-satisfaction?
Well, He does it in at least two ways:
In 1Thessalonians 4:1-8, the Lord sent St. Paul to the Thessalonians to warn them against complacency.
Paul said to the Thessalonians, “You were called to holiness. You belong to God. So, live up to your dignity as God’s children.”
God was using St. Paul to put the Thessalonian community in the right place. God was using human beings as a reminder to people not to become too self-satisfied.
When we are complacent, when we take things for granted, when we become negligent, sometimes the Lord sends a friend to remind us of our priorities.
He may send a mother, a father, a friend or somebody else to remind us about what we should do and what we should not do.
But sometimes, He does not send friends to remind us. Sometimes, the Lord does not send parents or relatives who will counsel us.
Sometimes, to prevent us from becoming complacent, the Lord sends or allows crisis to come into our lives.
In the Gospel of Matthew 25:1-13, there is crisis in the lives of the ten virgins or ten bridesmaids. This crisis is caused by the Lord to prevent them from becoming self-satisfied. It is used by the Lord to jolt them and shock them, so they will recover their senses and return to their priorities.
We can all be victims of complacency. Sometimes, the Lord reminds us with a gentle tap onn the shoulder from a friend. Sometimes, the Lord encourages us and delivers us from negligence with the kind of words of a relative or an officemate and friend. But sometimes, the Lord shocks us and jolts us out of our complacency by sending and allowing an illness, a difficulty or a problem.
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