Today has been a day of learning and of re-learning. These last couple of weeks, I have been praying to God, asking Him for snow on my birthday. I know it's a small thing, but to me, it was big enough to pray about. To me, my birthday has always been full of fun out in the snow, when it's warm enough. (The day I was born it was -50 F. Not much stuff going on outside then.) We had nice weather last week, with temps hoovering around 0 F. The snow reminded me of home, and all I wanted was for it to last until tomorrow.
It didn't. Last night, as I walked up to the dorm, the rain that ran down the road was blurred by the tears that ran down my cheeks. My snow was gone! And it was so close!
As my feet trudged up the hill, my mind tried to wade through the mud of my thoughts. Lord, I know you're heard my prayers. I want to accept your will here! Please encourage me tonight.
Feeling like being solitary, I sat on a couch by myself in worship. I bet the look on my face spelled "bad mood, coming through." A few songs went by before I got the encouragement I had asked for. "Jesus, what a help in sorrows! While the billows o'er me roll. Even when my heart is breaking, He my comfort helps my soul. Hallelujah! What a Savior! Hallelujah! What a friend! Saving, helping, keeping, loving, He is with me to the end."
Isn't God good? He knew exactly the words I needed to hear. I know that even though my heart is breaking, He will comfort my soul! Even if I don't get snow, I know He loves me, and will bless me.
"For I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content" (Phi 4:11 NKJ). I think that Paul, if anyone, had reason to be unhappy with his life, and wonder why God didn't bless him more. But he had learned something. God's blessings don't always come as answers to our wishes. God knows what is good for us. Like a parent encouraging a child to eat broccoli, God will encourage us to trust Him, even though the situation is tough.
Oh the lessons of God's love! He wants to teach me to be happy with the lessons and even the trials that come my way. What an amazing gift God is trying to give me: Contentment. Now that's even better than snow!
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