“A pastor asked an older farmer, decked out in bib overalls, to say grace for the morning breakfast. "Lord, I hate buttermilk", the farmer began. The pastor opened one eye to glance at the farmer and wonder where this was going. The farmer loudly proclaimed, "Lord, I hate lard." Now the pastor was growing concerned. Without missing a beat, the farmer continued, "And Lord, you know I don't much care for raw white flour". The pastor once again opened an eye to glance around the room and saw that he wasn't the only one to feel uncomfortable.
“Then the farmer added, "But Lord, when you mix them all together and bake them, I do love warm fresh biscuits. So Lord, when things come up that we don't like, when life gets hard, when we don't understand what you're saying to us, help us to just relax and wait until you are done mixing. It will probably be even better than biscuits. Amen.””*
I doubt that Abraham enjoyed all of the problems he encountered as God was working in his life so that he would become a blessing to all the nations. The patriarch had his own faith tested on the way to becoming the father of the faithful. I imagine that Naomi and Ruth would have much preferred to skip the deaths of their husbands and the trials that came with their passing. How much easier it would have been just to jump to the part where Boaz intervenes and blesses them. I’m fairly certain young Joseph would have chosen to avoid being sold into slavery and cast into prison. But God was doing a work in his life he couldn’t see until later.
Perhaps God is doing something incredible in our lives in the midst of our own trials. In the heat of the moment, it can be so hard to see. But even if we can’t see it now, we must trust Him to help us reach the point where we can look back and see it.
God loves you!
Mike
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