There's Always Something!

Recently a man repairing our internet cable said to himself, "There's always something!" He had to make another trip to his van for something important to complete the work.

I stopped short thinking over our recent move. We had faced so many roadblocks and hindrances that I found myself saying those same words. I considered my job with system issues and the demands of reports and projects. At every turn there was distractions and interruptions. At time the customers can be very difficult eating into precious time with long stories or storming the line to vent their disappointment. Even while writing this blog entry my laptop suddenly crashed and I had to reboot!

The Holy Spirit spoke to my heart about a hidden attitude behind those words. There's always something! Whenever I spoke that phrase it was a complaint that nothing seemed to go right in my life. And that complaint was directed to the Lord as an accusation. If He's so sufficient then why do I lack so much? With such an attitude, my tone turns bitter and acidic. My lips tend to twist from the sheer frustration of yet another issue or problem. Why can't I catch a break! Why does my life seem to attract drama!

The Lord's antidote was simple. Recall His acts of mercy. The many times He had forgiven (and continues to do so) and times He has comforted and helped me. When I turned my mind back to the goodness of God then the bad attitude soon gave way to a heart of gratitude that God is my everything and so much more - even in my worst condition.

He brought to my mind Psalms 59:10 that says, "The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies." (KJV). God in His rich mercy has often answered our prayers in advance to prevent a need or want from even existing! Even when things go wrong the truth remains that God hears and helps those who call upon Him in their times of distress.

Who knows those difficult things that we encounter is God "preventing" us or redirecting us away from something destructive or hurtful. If anything He always makes something beautiful out our lives!