JUST ASKING?
Me: God, can I ask you a question? God: Sure.
Me: Promise you won’t get mad. God: I promise.
Me: Why did you let so much stuff happen to me today? God: What do you mean?
Me: Well, I woke up late. God: Yes.
Me: My car took forever to start. God: Okay.
Me: At lunch they made my sandwich wrong and I had to wait. God: Huummm.
Me: On the way home, my phone went dead, just as I picked up a call. God: All right.
Me: And on top of it all, when I got home I just wanted to soak my feet in my new foot massager and relax, but it wouldn’t work! Nothing went right today! Why did you do that? God: Let me see, the Death Angel was at your bed this morning and I had to send one of the other angels to battle him for your life. I let you sleep through that.
Me: (humbled): OH… God: I didn’t let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your route that would have hit you if you were on the road.
Me: (ashamed) God: The first person who made your sandwich today was sick and I didn’t want you to catch what they have, I knew you couldn’t afford to miss work.
Me: (embarrassed): Ok… God: Your phone went dead because the person that was calling was going to give false witness about what you said on that call, I didn’t even let you talk to them so you would be covered.
Me: (softly) I see God. God: Oh and that foot massager, it had a shortage that was going to throw out all of the power in your house tonight. I didn’t think you wanted to be in the dark.
Me: I’m sorry God. God: Don’t be sorry – just learn to trust me…..in all things, the good and the bad.
Me: I will trust you. God: And don’t doubt that my plan for your day is always better than your plan.
Me: I won’t God. And let me just tell you God, thank you for everything today. God: You’re welcome child. It was just another day being your God, and I love looking after my children.
We do not understand God’s Ways; His Ways are not our ways. However, through faith we trust in His everlasting love.
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His Name’s sake. Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever.” (Psalm 23)