A story for today

There was a wealthy man. He lived in a beautiful home, with a lovely family who loved him very much.

Each day, he went off and did what he needed and what he wanted. And each evening he came home and did what he needed to do. He would eat, and enjoy clean clothes and a clean home. And when he went out, everybody thought he was wonderful. He showed compassion and love to those he met.

Yet sometimes, when he came home, things would not go smoothly. Most times he would get home and enjoy a wonderful meal with his family. Yet every now and then the meal would not be ready, and he would be hungry. Later on he would get annoyed, and say "Whenever I am hungry, you do not feed me".

Most mornings he would go out in his beautiful clothes that had been cleaned and pressed. But sometimes his beautiful wardrobe would not have been cleaned or ironed, or his favourite shirt would not be ready for his big meeting. And later on this would annoy him, and he would say, "Whenever I need my shirt, you have not cleaned it."

And many times people would be there to help him do whatever he wanted or needed. People would be there to help him explore new things, make exciting discoveries, and to hold his hand when going somewhere new or frightening. Yet every now and then he would have to do it alone. And later he would get annoyed, and say "Whenever I need your help, you are not there."

And often I will take for granted what God has done for me. And I will sometime get annoyed when he appears to not have done something for me. And then, I might even say, "God, whenever I need your help, you are not there." But I would be wrong, and my anger would be hiding all the times that God has given me just what I need, and I would be unable to see that, even at that time, God is actually giving me just what I need.

Thank you LORD.