Monday, July 23, 2001

God will take control… if you let Him… and sometimes even if you don’t, but he always LOVES YOU!

God will take control… if you let Him… and sometimes even if you don’t, but he always LOVES YOU.
Sometimes my daughter wants to do something that could harm her. Ok, if you know Ellie (she’s 5), sometimes comes many times a day. But Leah and I have to tell her that she could get hurt. Many times she does not understand this but we take the time and tell her anyway.  Have you ever disciplined your children and while you were disciplining them you could sense God saying the exact same thing to you? Especially when it concerns listening and doing what He says????
One day I was frustrated about something in my life and was pondering this while cutting the grass. Of course I was giving my side of the story to God the whole time I was walking around the yard. I hit something in the yard which bent my lawnmower blade which of course caused me to get more frustrated.  So I got the tools necessary to remove the blade and with difficulty I got the black green stained nut holding the blade on; off. I placed the nut on the side of the lawnmower since the mower was on its side. After straightening the blade I was back in the yard next to the mower sliding the blade onto the shaft when the mower fell over and the nut, of course flew into the grass. I was too busy trying to get away from the mower I was sitting next to and did not see where the nut flew to. NOW I am VERY VERY frustrated, especially since I managed to bust my hand on the mower when my wrench had slipped off the nut while loosening it. Now I was on all fours searching through the Grass for a black greenish nut which was blending in to the ground. The Lord says to not sin in your anger and so I am doing my best. My best only lasted about 60 seconds and I said to the Lord, “If you loved me” and I was going to say, “If you loved me you would show me the nut!” but I never got the whole sentence out.  I said, “If you loved me” and immediately my eyes jerked involuntarily to the right side of my eye sockets right to the black nut about five feet away from where I was looking.
I fell to the ground face first and started weeping. I know…. I know…. I know you love me Lord.
Whatever you are going through… He KNOWS
He knows everything about you, the good… the bad… and the ugly…
right now, take a deeeeep deeeeeep breath and exhale, let it all out.
Relax and know that He loves you so so very much.