Good Wednesday morning! I'm up a bit late, but feeling much better than yesterday. Do you suppose the bad days we have are a reminder that God is still here with us? On a good day, one on which we feel great and the pains are far away, we might tend to look away from Jesus in our search for answers. A bad day can bring our vision back to where we should be looking all of the time. Perhaps a bad day is just, well, a bad day, and we have them to learn endurance and patience. In any case, there is little doubt that spring is once more trying to elbow Old Man Winter out of the way in these parts. The cold days are numbered for this season and the warmer times are here. Unfortunately, the change means that wind is the main subject in our weather today and I hear it starting up already. Why can't my good days coincide with the weather's good days? :-) I am at odds with the world.
Duh! Jesus told us that the world would hate us for loving Him and because it hated Him first. I'm not sure that He was referring to the weather, but then again He didn't exclude any part of the world when telling the disciples that the hatred would come. Speaking of the times, we seem to be at odds with animals too. Some would have us walk away and leave the earth to the animals, others want to hug and feed wild animals, which, if successful, would make them no longer wild. A prophecy in the Bible, Daniel's I think, speaks of the lion lying down with the lamb while the little child leads them. The time for this has not yet come as certainly the lion would eat them both in our world. For many promises, the time has not yet come. We do suffer much in this world, and we cannot hug and pet wild animals. We must wait for the Lord to fulfill His own promises in His own time. Much as I would like to rush events and push the timing, the fact is I don't know where to rush to or in what direction to push. Trusting in God means that we don't try to grab the wheel and take a short cut. Live for the day trusting in God and enjoy the work our Lord has given you!
God be praised!
Bucky
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