Saturday, February 4, 2012

Give Thanks in All Things

 I received the following in an email and wanted to share because it is so true!
Me (in a tizzy): God, can I ask you something?
 
GOD: Sure.
 
Me: Promise you won't get mad?
 
GOD: I promise.
 
Me (frustrated): Why did you let so much stuff happen to me today?
 
GOD: What do you mean?
 
Me: Well I woke up late,
 
GOD: Yes
 
Me: My car took forever to start,
 
GOD: Okay....
 
Me (growling): At lunch, they made my sandwich wrong and I had to wait
 
GOD: Hmmmm..
 
Me: On the way home, my phone went dead, just as I picked up a call
 
GOD: All right
 
Me (loudly): And to top it all off, when I got home, I just wanted to soak  my feet in my foot massager and relax, but it wouldn't work. Nothing went  right today! Why did you do that?
 
GOD: Well let me see..... the death angel was at your bed this morning and  I had to send one of the other angels to battle him for your life. I let you  sleep through that.
 
Me (humbled): Oh...
 
GOD: I didn't let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your  route that might have hit you if you were on the road
 
Me (ashamed): ............
 
GOD: The first person who made your sandwich today was sick and I didn't  want you to catch what they have, I knew you couldn't afford to miss work
 
Me (embarrassed): Oh.....
 
GOD: Your phone went dead because the person that was calling was going to  give a false witness about what you said on that call, I didn't even let  you talk to them so you would be covered
 
Me (softly): I see God
 
GOD: Oh and that foot massager, it had a short  that was going to throw  out all of the power in your house tonight. I didn't think you wanted to be in  the dark.
 
Me: I'm sorry God.
 
GOD: Don't be sorry, just learn to trust me.........in all things, the  good and the bad
 
Me: I WILL trust you God
 
GOD: And don't doubt that my plan for your day is always better than your  plan
 
Me: I won't God. And let me just tell you God, thank you for everything  today.
 
GOD: You're welcome child. It was just another day being your God and I  love looking after my children.
 
Scriptural References: II Samuel 22:31, Proverbs 3:5, Hebrews 2:13
 
"The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.. ." (Proverbs 11:25)
 
In all things give thanks.  1 Thes 5:18

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