THE SCARLETT O'HARA SYNDROME. Pt. 1

Stuckness

The state of being stuck

Like going to sleep with your feet in a wet gray mixture. Only to wake up and 

…discover its concrete.

Well, my friends there’s any number of scriptures which allude to the inestimable privilege of a man or a woman to fulfill God’s highest and best.

“The Lord will accomplish that which concerns me.”
(Psalms 138:8)

(and)

“Before I ever took my first breath, You planned every day of my life.”
(Psalms 139:16)

(and) 

“Faithful is He who has called you and He will also do it.”
1st Thess. 5:24) 

(and)

“He who has begun a good work in you will fulfill it until the day of Christ.” (Phil. 1:6)

And yet, as a pastoral counselor of almost two and a half decades I have met far too many Christian men and women, boys and girls who should know better, and who should be concerned enough to ‘do something about it’ but who are …just plain stuck.

I often share the story of the lead man on the safari with my clients and interns.

It seems this fellow was point man for a group of game hunters in Africa, and suddenly he walked into a pool of quicksand. Strangely enough, ‘Jim’ expressed absolutely no fear, and oddly enough, no concern about getting out of the morass. 

Well, the other game hunters began throwing him ropes, and begged their friend to ‘grab hold.’ Jim not only failed to grab hold, but he threw the ropes back as quickly as they landed around him.

Jim is up to his knees. Jim is up to his thighs. Now Jim is up to his waist. Jim is up to chest. Jim is up to his neck. And now Jim disappears out of sight. All that remains are a few bubbles on the surface of the quicksand. It was reported that the last anyone saw of old Jim he had a contented smile on his face. 

(to be continued)

  By William McDonald, PhD. Excerpt from (Mc)Donald's Daily Diary. Vol. 25. Copyright pending
 
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