Warning! This will be blatantly God-centered but short and sweet. Those uninterested or offended may turn their eyes away. It’s the reason for the blog, remember? It’s a choice.
This morning as I woke, I said a two sentence prayer; one of which asked for help with a clear mind to deal with (what feels like a mountain of paperwork on a looming deadline) scheduled paperwork. Ten minutes later, I realized there were two different deadlines so the load was not so great at the moment as I was thinking. Ahh…relief from pressure.
And as I made the first coffee of the day, I remembered the name of a potential beef customer wanting half the steer going down in two days. This had been on my mind for several days now. Sweet relief in such small things.
The reason this is mentioned at all is to show how God works in the little things…small answers to prayer, small prayers but real help with our sanity sometimes. It’s about provision.
Reading this morning in Luke chapter nine, about Jesus feeding the five thousand, I realized (because of a footnote there) it is an example of Jesus’ ability to provide. Boom! Just as my worried mind has been concerned about physical provision in old age…there it is again…reassurance.
Yes, it has to do with faith. On my way to chores last Sunday morning, the thought entered my mind- How do we know God is trustworthy? Immediately the answer came- Because His Word (otherwise known as the Bible) is an historical account full of examples of his care and provision for his people…his tribe. O, yeah, there’s part of the counsel and comfort we so badly need to manuever this hectic, chaotic life…living on the edge of sanity sometimes. Yes, but how to know it’s true, you say? Yes, it takes faith. Yes, He will provide that too…if we ask. Yes! Yes! Yes!
When there’s a choice to make in this direction, let the answer be Yes!
Thank you so much for hanging in there while I share my exuberance.
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