A visiting preacher was attending a men’s breakfast in Ohio Farm Country. He asked one of the impressive older farmers in attendance to say grace that morning after all the men were seated.
“ Lord, I hate buttermilk.”
The preacher opened one eye and wondered to himself where this was going. Then the farmer loudly proclaimed, “ Lord, I hate lard.”
Now the preacher was overly worried. However without missing a beat, the farmer prayed on, “ And Lord, you know I don’t care much for raw flour.”
Just as the preacher was ready to stand and stop everything, the farmer continued, “But Lord, when you mix them all together and bake ‘em up, I do love fresh biscuits!”
So Lord, when things come up we don’t like, when life gets hard, when we just don’t understand what you are sayin’ to us, we just need to relax and wait ‘till You are done mixin’, and probably it will be somethin’ even better than biscuits. Amen.
( author anonymous)
“ And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28
It is hard sometimes, isn’t it, to wait and see what God’s plan is in the bigger picture? Friends and family on our prayer list lately include some situations that are very puzzling as to WHY things are happening. Our limited thoughts cannot fathom or come up with answers to the how and why of what plays out each day.
Timing is such a big part of what God does and who He is. We know He is capable of doing anything, but we get impatient waiting for God. But he knows the perfect timing even though it seems illogical to us. His ways are not our ways, and neither are His timetables our timetables. But when we wait for His timing, nothing can compare with its enduring impact on us.
When impatience comes to your path in the coming days, take heart and know that “God’s got it”…bathe your day in prayer and put your trust in Him. As the song encourages us, “He will make a way, when there seems to be no way.”
