Poor Charlie Brown. . .
His Halloween bag receives rock after rock. Void of candy, he still approaches each house
in hopes this one will be different. The
poor child’s struggles never end. It
begins with Lucy tricking him, yet again, with opportunity to kick the football
“Clear to the moon.” He lands flat on
his back after she deceivingly pulls the football away last second. Struggles continue as an invitation arrives
in the mail pertaining to a big Halloween bash.
Again, Lucy tears down Charlie by claiming the invitation a mistake and
his name should have appeared on the NOT TO INVITE list.
The trials do not stop.
As if it were not bad enough, Charlie fails at creating a costume,
watches his sister choose a mythical idea over gathering candy and he becomes
the laughing stock of the party while others transform his bald head to a
jack-o-lantern. All odds against
Charlie, he did not give up. Charlie
continued, one foot in front of the other.
His reaction speaks volumes. His
friendship never-ending. Others end up
running to Charlie, including him in events, leaning on him through difficult
times and trusting him with intimate details.
Pushover? “Yes” man? Unhappy?
Not sure; but, Charlie does not let life halt his walk or bury him in
trials.
Simple character created by the famous Charles Schulz. At time of creation, Charles could not have
realized the impact, fame and money behind such a simple character. Charles Schulz provides not only
entertainment, but a life lesson through the best characters ever created (in
my opinion).
Charlie Brown exemplifies perseverance – this trait increases
the admiration and support I feel for Charlie.
After watching an episode, you just want to take Charlie and give him a
big hug, tell him he is worth more than the trials faced and walk alongside him
through it all.
After watching a day come to an end, God wants to take us and
give a huge hug, speak Truth into our soul, describing our worth and walk
alongside holding our hand through every moment. God loves us!
Just as Charles Schulz (Charlie’s creator) always ends the show on a
positive note and exemplifies the friendships Charlie holds with the other
characters; God will always provide blessings, positive and good in
life. We must keep our eyes open to
such.
What if Charlie Brown ran home, closed the bedroom door and
gave up with each trial? The cartoon
would become quite boring and much of life missed by ‘ole Chuck’. Avoid running when life gets tough. Keep your head held high so blessings can be
seen in all circumstances. We cannot
fathom the outcome of the current situation.
Trust God to reveal it in due time.
He knows the beginning and the end – the in between builds faith,
perseverance, character and hope. Trials
in this world are inevitable – we live in brokenness – God provides wholeness
within to withstand this life.
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through
whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And
we boast in
the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so,
but we also
glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces
perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and
character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to
shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the
Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”
Romans 5:1-5
Keep praying harder than the devil can work.
Sheree Craig
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