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One of my devotions this am shared this and I instantly went to our 3d mega storm of the season and feeling like we are a prisoner held captive by snow!
My devotion shared about Paul's life in the Bible. He had been telling people about Jesus. This had angered religious leaders and they had him jailed. Many of those who had been blessed by his ministry were heartbroken. What a shame that this great man had been imprisioned--- preventing him from doing God's work..... Or was he? Paul did not waste the time God had given him as a prisoner. He wrote letters to encourage the churches. Now those letters are a vital part of the New Testament. They have encouraged churches and taught Christians throughout the ages.
Paul's work was more meaningful than he could have imagined... we need to remember this the next time we feel locked away by our circumstances. God has an eternal purpose for putting us where we are.....Thank you Jesus that in every real and symbolic prison, you are still working out your wonderful will.
I know that over the mega snow we had last wknd ( 30 some inches) I was fine until Mya got hurt... we could not get her out or an ambulance in until Monday am.... than we had to stay overnite as a patient because of the inability at the hospital to get a full OR staff in to do her surgery... then with another mega storm coming... starting Tuesday afternoon ( with up to 20 some inches on top of the already 30 some) it was decided if she did well enough we could go home... we left at 4 pm.... and did not get home until almost 9pm. Usually we can drive in 1 and a half to 2 hrs.... it was the most scary I have been in on the roads... and if I had known what we were going to be driving thru with her in the Yukon... I would have stayed even if it meant we were there until Sat....It was rough and unsafe driving.. it took us 2 hrs to get over the last mountain... which is a 2 minute drive over.... Fortunately she slept about 3 of the hrs... and I had all of her pain meds... but if we had slid or had any problems it would have put her in a situation I did not feel good about.... but as soon as we walked into our home... her countenance changed to such a sweet and happy little one... she was home where she wanted to be... aaghh how sweet it was for me as well. So the reward of what we had to endure was worth it because we were home.....
It sort of reminds me of our adoptions or anytime we have been called to something that was difficult... if we had known what we were going to have to endure I am not sure we would have been as obedient to walk that walk. However, after we have brought our child home or been able to do the impossible it does feel good to have persevered and done what we were called to do... "Well done, thy good and faithful servant." should be a motivating sound to our souls.
So if you are in our area and feeling like a prisoner of this snow as we watch yet another storm surround us with at least 20 more inches and winds up to 50 mph ...or you are experiencing a storm of another sort remember that God has an eternal purpose for putting us right where we are.....
1 comment:
Jeane,
That was such a neat post.
He DOES have eternal purpose with each and every circumstance.
I took Erika out today, for our mother daughter time. I asked her, "Do you have any questions?" or "What would you like to talk about?"
Her reply: My other mom.
She wanted to know EVERYTHING I knew, which wasn't much, and much of it was really sad.
She sat and listened carefully, and we ended with "and God planned for you to be here, for you to know Him, and for us to love you so very much."
I asked her if that was what she needed to know, and she said yes.
We then went on to talk about suffering, and pain, and how God uses it in our lives to make us strong and to trust him.
We can do 2 things with suffering.
We can reject God's plan and become bitter, or we can grow in Him.
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