Good Friday morning! The time of the year has come to dress for the wind and roast in the sun. Yes, in the early morning, a jacket may well be required for the cool breeze, but step out of the wind and into the sunlight and the heat rises quickly. We may face record heat again this weekend, and we do seem to be stuck in a pattern of that lately. What we need in one circumstance, is an unbearable burden in another. The jacket is necessary in the breeze and shade, and almost dangerous in the sun and calm. A few steps separate these two circumstances this morning. In life, we may be in one set of conditions and lamenting our plight before God. Yet, a few steps away, perhaps as soon as tomorrow or the next day what we think we need to overcome the condition of today could become a terrible burden. When God does not give us something, it may be that He is looking ahead to that circumstance just out of our sight. This time may not be the time for what we are asking for, but tomorrow may be the perfect time. Today may seem the perfect time for what we request of God, but tomorrow that very thing may be nothing but a dead weight holding us back.
Trusting in God becomes much more difficult when we think that we know exactly what we need and when we need it. A person smart in his own eyes does not want to wait on God. A person full of her own wisdom does not want to hear God's instruction. We are all hopeless cases if we rely only on our own strength and knowledge. As I have heard before, God's time will come at His appointed time. We go through life step by step, learning to trust in God every step in each day. Tomorrow will come when it comes. We can sit down in prayer and ask God to bless our plans, but we cannot see the next day as God does. Today, we trust in God and step out in faith. Tomorrow, we will do the same, but the circumstances may be entirely different.
Enjoy the day in Christ,Bucky
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