Sometimes you have to look hard to find the blessings. Look beyond the obvious, beyond the in-your-face type of things. Look past the needs that have been met and truly see what God is doing in your life. It’s there, you just have to look.
Financially my world has been turned upside down and even a little inside out over the past couple of months. I have come to realize that I had created an idol of our financial security. I had faith in it and I should have had none. Never should I have depended on the money coming in, the job that I had, the job that Chuckie had, the ability to pay the bills or the extra money to do with what I pleased. It was a blessing…and I turned it into a curse. I know that my God is a jealous God and perhaps the upheaval of our financial status is His way of saying enough is enough. But I also believe that God does not punish His children, but instead disciplines. He will allow us to suffer the natural consequences of our actions, but if we allow Him, He will also guide us and teach us through it. We are never alone.
And so I am learning to look…look for what God is showing me. See the lessons and learn them.
June 6, 2009 at 9:31 pm |
Trying my best to learn HIS lessons too. I hope your discipline is quick and not too painful.