S05E064, Stronger Doesn’t Mean Better, B 2 Minute Video

There was a built bridge. It was over a river, but they knew that there were some pretty fierce so it was decided, using the best knowledge available, to make that bridge SUPER strong - it was so solid they knew it would never struggle against the winds.

Until the winds came.

Before it really ever got used it had collapsed into the water below.

When they worked out why it had collapsed, it was simply too strong for it’s own good. It was built so strong, in fact, that it could not cope with the winds.

Today we know that buildings need to be able to move, to breathe, to flex. Take a look after an earthquakes and you’ll see the buildings that were built to be less strong by just being solid, but to be flexible and malleable instead and it is those buildings which survive.

When tough times come it’s only natural to harden ourselves so we can’t be hurt the same way twice. There can be an element of wisdom, but it all too often makes us break under pressure.

It is the same in our Christian faith. Being strong can be helpful. But flexible is always better as a posture for buildings, bridges and people.

When we are flexible we can adapt and adjust. When we are rigid in our thinking, we will eventually break: stronger doesn’t mean better…

Just a thought… 

Andy B

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