Have you heard the saying that the grass is always greener on the other side? It basically means that you think other people have a better deal than you. Your mates parents are nicer then yours, your mate has a better games station than you, and your mate doesn’t have to go to Church. All too often we look at others who don’t know Jesus and think they have it so easy. Your mates at college live life a certain way. They don’t have to think about their actions, they can go off and get drunk. You mates at school can swear and curse. They don’t have to honour their parents; they can call them names and shout at them. Sometimes others just seem to have it easier. But what we forget is it happens in reverse too. This woman Rahab, who many would have seen as some type of low life, could see that Joshua’s men knew God and had something that she didn’t. Her words seems to say, hey you have this God of yours who seems to look after you, why don’t I? Many of your mates are sitting in a different location to you. They may be getting drunk, they may be swearing and shouting, but many look at you and can see you have something they don’t. You see, we take for granted that we have a God that loves us. We take for granted that when times are tough at college, we can pray to our Lord. We take for granted that when we are worried and scared, Jesus is there to guide us. Sometimes the grass is actually greener exactly where you are.
