I woke one morning and was
dismayed by what greeted me; ungratefulness. Shoot! I am late for my class,
AGAIN! I set the alarm though, what happened? If I shower for 2 minutes then I
just might make it, I thought. Then I remembered we do not have hot water and
its winter. It is not exactly the season to shower with cold water this early
in the morning. Okay now I was frustrated. I was frustrated at how late I was
and even the mere thought of knowing I might not get a good seat in a class
that does not have enough room to swing a cat. Man was I frustrated. And if
that wasn’t enough, there was a possibility of a surprise quiz so there was no
way I could miss class.
All this time, I did not say one
word to God. I didn’t thank Him for this day He has blessed me with or better
yet, ask for His peace. Why haven’t I? At that moment, I am of the mindset that
I have the right to this day and that it is not a gift. In fact, I felt like I was
the victim. I felt like nothing was going my way and it upset me. In the
turmoil of me attempting to get ready in less than 2 minutes, God spoke to me. He
told me to take a deep breath. Up until that moment, the only thing that left
my lips was “Argh”.
This made me think. Many at times
we say we trust God and are leaning unto Him for guidance, but do we really? Do
we simply offer Him our lip service? We try to get through life by our own
strength and according to our plans. We lead ourselves while making ourselves
believe that God is leading us so much so that when things don’t go according
to the way we planned, we get mad. The worst part is we get mad at God. We start
saying that He’s unfaithful.
Jeremiah 29:11
says that ‘For I know the plans and thoughts I have for you’, says the Lord, ’plans
for peace and well-being and not for disaster to give you a future and a hope’. Do you believe it? Do you believe it enough
to trust in Him? Admonish yourself with this truth and you will come to the realization
where you would prefer to have God involved in EVERYTHING you do and not just
what you think God can handle. Remember that His powers are limitless. He is
Sovereign (possessing supreme or ultimate power) over all.
Walking with God
does not mean that you consider His statutes only when you feel like it. In
fact, it means dying to oneself and your desires. Walking with God means taking
God guided steps that are directed by His Word and the Holy Spirit. Wisdom and
knowledge come from God (Proverbs 2:7). Knowledge is the information obtained
and to have wisdom is knowing what to do with this knowledge. These are things that we can only obtain from God and what we need to get through life because who have a lack of knowledge are destroyed.
At that moment,
I prayed for His peace to guard my heart and my understanding. I believed in
Him for my peace and that is what I received. Even though I was extremely late,
I decided that I wouldn’t allow that frustration to affect the rest of my day. I decided
that God will lead me through the rest of the day even though I had a terrible
start to it.
I also pray that you get a revelation of God's grace.We are not alive today because we deserve it, rather because of His undeserved mercy and kindness. And when you start realizing this truth, you will use every moment of your life to thank Him for this wonderful GIFT OF LIFE.
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