Slamming The Door In The Face Of God

“When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the face of God.” Charles L. Allen
There have been many times when I’ve wanted to say a situation is hopeless. Many times, and I hate to admit this, I’ve thought that other people are hopeless. Time and time again, I’m so amazed at how God works out things for good.
A look at history shows us seemingly hopeless people and hopeless situations. We don’t remember their hopelessness, however. We remember who they became.
A little boy injured his leg. The leg grows progressively worse. The doctor wants to amputate his leg, but the boy refuses. The doctor tells the boy’s parents that he could die if the boy’s leg is not amputated. The boy begs one of his older brothers to not let the doctor amputate his leg. The brother guards the boy. The parents and his siblings begin a prayer vigil. The next day, the infection begins going away. Soon, the boy is back on his feet and walking. A few years later, he graduates from West Point. Then he becomes a general in the U.S. Army, and the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in World War II. A few years after the war, he becomes President. His name was Dwight David Eisenhower.
One man loses most of his hearing at twelve years old. He blames it on when he was lifted by his ears onto a train. Earlier, teachers had called him “addle-brained” and given up hope on him. Where they saw junk, however, his mother saw treasure. She taught him herself at home and he became one of the greatest inventors of all time. The next time, when you look at a light bulb or watch a movie, think of a little boy teachers thought was stupid and then think of Thomas Edison.
Another boy that people thought was stupid was one of the greatest scientists of all time. “He’s hopeless,” people said, throwing up their hands in despair. Think of the stupid little boy and then think of the man. The man named Albert Einstein.
We need to never say a situation or a person is hopeless. When we do, we slam the door in the face of God. Would you want to be rude to a man who gave His only Son, Jesus Christ, to redeem the world from sin?