Why only at the time of despair think the Lord?

* Luís Alberto Alves

Life is funny. When we over-dried meat, enjoying the best, almost never think of God. Our aim is the current account, the green balance of the credit card, the mansion on the beach, the farm or site in a very beautiful place.

When we left the restaurant usually we do not care about the beggar on the sidewalk asking for a piece of bread or a few bucks. The goal is to get into the car quickly and run away. The pain of others is not our concern. The bad luck is it to be that sad situation.

However, the situation changes when the reverse occurs. In the hospital bed, intubated in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit), on the verge of death, the only thought is in Jesus Christ. The same occurs when someone is the victim of theft and lose everything. Here one thinks of God.

Human nature is like that. Despises Jesus Christ in prosperity and only resorts to his rescue in despair. It could not be. People need to be attuned to the Lord all the time. After all we never know when bad day will knock on our door.

* Luís Alberto Alves is pastor