2 Tim 2:15 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
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TOUGH TIMES…
AUGUST 31
Isaiah 30:15
TOUGH TIMES…
Scott came into the living room carrying Snowflake, who purred and snuggled comfortably in his arms. "I’m so glad you let me keep this kitten, even though we already had two cats," he told his parents. "Snowflake is the only one that will let me pick her up and carry her anywhere I go." He sat down on the sofa, and Snowflake curled beside him. "See? She’ll just rest here, nice and quiet beside me, as long as I want her to."
Mom smiled at them. "Well, Scott," she said, "I guess that’s because you’ve been so gentle with her ever since she was tiny."
"I know," answered Scott, "but I treat Jemimah the same way, and if I pick her up, she howls and cries the whole time I hold her. She’s so nervous and jittery. She just waits for a chance to run off." Dad nodded. "She’s that way with all of us," he said.
"Maybe that’s because she had a deprived ‘kittenhood’ before we got her," suggested Mom. "She wasn’t treated well when she was little, and I don’t think she ever got over it. We’ve taken good care of her all the years we’ve had her, but she’s never learned to trust us completely."
"And that Tangerine!" added Scott. "I never even try to pick him up! I don’t want to be scratched!"
Dad put his newspaper down."These three cats remind me of the ways people react to God’s ‘picking them up’ and placing them where He wants them," he said slowly. "Think about it – which one do you think you’re like?" Scott looked at Snowflake, still lying peacefully beside him, and grinned. "I hope I’m like Snowflake," he decided, "content to be wherever God puts me."
Mom nodded. "That’s how we should be, but I’m afraid that, once in a while, we’re more like Jemimah – nervous about everything that happens. Or like Tangerine – too full of our own plans."
"We can all pray for grace to be content where God has placed us," said Dad with a smile. "We’re happy as we trust Him in both the pleasant periods of our lives and in the difficult circumstances we must face."
Thought: Has God placed you in a difficult spot – such as a broken home, a class you don’t enjoy?
Prayer: Heavenly Father, teach me never to be nervous and jittery about my circumstances, waiting for a chance to go a different way. Help me not to be so full of my own plans that I can’t trust God. May I learn to be content with Your plan, as I know You love you, and You know best. In Jesus’ name I pray – amen.
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Isaiah 30:15
TOUGH TIMES…
Scott came into the living room carrying Snowflake, who purred and snuggled comfortably in his arms. "I’m so glad you let me keep this kitten, even though we already had two cats," he told his parents. "Snowflake is the only one that will let me pick her up and carry her anywhere I go." He sat down on the sofa, and Snowflake curled beside him. "See? She’ll just rest here, nice and quiet beside me, as long as I want her to."
Mom smiled at them. "Well, Scott," she said, "I guess that’s because you’ve been so gentle with her ever since she was tiny."
"I know," answered Scott, "but I treat Jemimah the same way, and if I pick her up, she howls and cries the whole time I hold her. She’s so nervous and jittery. She just waits for a chance to run off." Dad nodded. "She’s that way with all of us," he said.
"Maybe that’s because she had a deprived ‘kittenhood’ before we got her," suggested Mom. "She wasn’t treated well when she was little, and I don’t think she ever got over it. We’ve taken good care of her all the years we’ve had her, but she’s never learned to trust us completely."
"And that Tangerine!" added Scott. "I never even try to pick him up! I don’t want to be scratched!"
Dad put his newspaper down."These three cats remind me of the ways people react to God’s ‘picking them up’ and placing them where He wants them," he said slowly. "Think about it – which one do you think you’re like?" Scott looked at Snowflake, still lying peacefully beside him, and grinned. "I hope I’m like Snowflake," he decided, "content to be wherever God puts me."
Mom nodded. "That’s how we should be, but I’m afraid that, once in a while, we’re more like Jemimah – nervous about everything that happens. Or like Tangerine – too full of our own plans."
"We can all pray for grace to be content where God has placed us," said Dad with a smile. "We’re happy as we trust Him in both the pleasant periods of our lives and in the difficult circumstances we must face."
Thought: Has God placed you in a difficult spot – such as a broken home, a class you don’t enjoy?
Prayer: Heavenly Father, teach me never to be nervous and jittery about my circumstances, waiting for a chance to go a different way. Help me not to be so full of my own plans that I can’t trust God. May I learn to be content with Your plan, as I know You love you, and You know best. In Jesus’ name I pray – amen.
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