The high and lofty one who inhabits eternity, the Holy One,
says this: "I live in that high and holy place with those whose
spirits are contrite and humble. I refresh the humble and give
new courage to those with repentant hearts. (Isaiah 57:15)

I have heard that there is a monastery in Greece perched high on a
cliff, several hundred feet in the air. The only way to reach the
monastery is to be suspended in a basket which is pulled to the top
by several monks who pull and tug with all their strength.
Obviously the ride up the steep cliff in that basket is terrifying.
One tourist got exceedingly nervous about half-way up as he noticed
that the rope by which he was suspended was old and frayed. With a
trembling voice he asked the monk who was riding with him in the
basket how often they changed the rope.
The monk thought for a moment and answered serenely: "Whenever it
breaks."
We are shocked that someone would wait that long
before changing the rope. It only makes sense that the rope ought to be
changed long before reaching the breaking point. But it dawned on me
that God operates the same way in our lives. If we were to ask God when
He will change our lives, His answer might well be, "Whenever you
break!"


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