This is my dear mom. I really cannot describe how much she loves me, and if I start then I won’t end. The sacrifices she has made, her service to me, her attention and care, and her constant thoughts and striving to provide for me good things is truly amazing. If I spend the rest of my life serving her and giving her good things I would still not be able to give her half as much as she has given me until now.
The thing that amazes me about her is not only how much she cares about me but the manner she does it! She doesn’t ask for anything in return, she does it sacrificially, and it seems that it is her joy to take care of me! All she wants from me is to be happy! How good of a deal is that?
Beside she is an awesome cook! I rarely eat outside and when I do I always think my mom’s food tastes better! When I decided to go back to university she was so happy she said, “Ok, if you are going back to school then I will make sure you are happy at home so you can study!†I quickly accepted saying, “Ok!†And surprisingly she has kept that promise! She does respect that I need calm study environment at home so that means if someone wants to come visit she first consult me to see if I am busy with school work that day, if I am then the visit is cancelled! She also never turns the volume of the TV when I am studying; she even bought a wireless headphone set for the TV to watch her favorite shows!
She is extremely funny and easy going. She never yells or gets angry and that works fine with me because I rarely get angry (actually many times people can’t tell when I am serious or joking) and don’t like to yell either. Sometimes when we argue, I get bored and ask her, “Mom, who is the man in the house me or you?†She answers, “You!†And I say, “Ok, then why are we still arguing?†She laughs, stops arguing with me, and goes and does it her way anyway! LOL! I don’t care if I lose an argument or not as long as I don’t have to argue…arguing is really boring and annoying!
She is pretty cool and some of my friends who meet her say that she is one of the coolest mom’s they have ever met! She has been pretty much my best friend apart from my Lord Jesus Christ ever since we left Iraq in 1998. And I try my best to put her ahead of others in my life.Actually, the only thing she wants me to buy for her, when I graduate and make money, is a Volvo! I don’t know what she is going to do with it, I mean she doesn’t drive!
Now, I want to share something with you that might benefit you.
Few months ago my mom asked me, “Why do we always disagree in thoughts?†I’ve always knew the answer to that, so I told her, “Because you believe in life experiences, I don’t, I believe in principles.†She was amazed that I knew the answer because it is very true.
You see, some people reading this, even Christians, are amazed by hearing someone say that he doesn’t believe in “life experiencesâ€â€¦well, I don’t. I think it is umbilical. Ever since I became a Christian I tried to live my life by principles, God’s principles, because as a teenager before I became a Christian I was tired of my thoughts–the same thoughts that governed how I lived my life and responded to life’s circumstances–changing because of my personal experiences. I mean, every few months I was like a completely new person in my way of thinking, and I hated that! I wanted stability in my thoughts, and I wanted what I believe in to work!
So when I became a Christian at the age of 16 I was so overjoyed that there is a God who has a plan for my life and He doesn’t change! The thing I loved most about the God of the Bible is the fact He desires to guide us! Being a teenager in a lost world and the fact my God wanted to guide me through senseless world and wanted to give me good things was very comforting.
You see, I don’t completely don’t believe in learning from life experiences, but I will only learn from them the lessons God wants to teach me. If we learn from our life experiences on our own then we are under the mercy of Satan and almost all the lessons he wants us to learn can be summed in those famous words by Homer Simpson:
“You tried your best and failed miserably. The lesson is: never try.â€
Do you see why I don’t believe in learning from life experiences? Someone hurts you and what you learn? Be bitter, be hateful, lose your peace, never trust again, never love again, and so on and so forth. While the Biblical principles to that are: pray for those who curse you, forgive and keep on forgiving, and love your enemies.
“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you; but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that also at the revelation of His glory you may rejoice with exultation.” 1 Peter 4:12-13
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Dear Fadi, Your post on your mum is so amazing! You remind us also that our lives should not be based on feelings and what the world says, but what God says. Please pray for us all that we may live life according to God’s will; not our own. God bless, Daniel