Matthew 6:25-34 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
How often do we worry? The past few weeks things have been coming at me like crazy - bills, legal fees, court dates, etc. I went through my daughter's closets and realized most all of their clothes were getting too small. I admit I became angry and I felt helpless. I have been fighting a custody battle for my children for the past 18 months, so you can imagine the legal fees, I am financially strapped and felt hopeless. I broke down. I started crying and praying, asking God when things were going to let up? Why is it if I am following your will does my ex-wife benefit from lying and cheating? I was angry and then I began trying to figure out how I was going to buy my daughter's the things they needed.
Soon after my conversation with God my phone rang, my mom told me that a coworker is sending me somethings for the girls. I was relieved but still curious I mean it could not be that simple right? The "somethings" arrived today. She sent three boxes, one for each of my daughters packed full of brand new clothes and then the third box was 3 new pairs of shoes for each of them. I could not believe it. Couple this with the news my attorney gave me today that it looks like we are almost finished with our custody fight and that all the information I have gathered over these months will really help our case. We have a court date Monday, but for once I feel very confident.
My point is that we must remember God has a plan for each of us, His blessing arrive according to His timing, and His plan is perfect. All my frustration over the past couple years seems silly looking back, as the pieces of the puzzle fall into place I am in awe of how they have come out. The temporary suffering and frustrations I felt were all for a bigger plan, one I could never have imagined but God knew - He always knows, just sometimes we forget.
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