Today you are having guests over for lunch to celebrate a friend's birthday. And wouldn't you know, it's raining outside. So much for an outdoor picnic! So you shift gears and start to clean and arrange the inside of the house. You need to accommodate about 10-12 guests; your kitchen table holds 6 adults, comfortably. Where will you put everybody?
You look in the refrigerator and the jello mold got tipped, and looks like the leaning tower of Pisa. And then you remember you forgot to defrost the main entree. OK! What else could possibly happen?
Oh, no! Here comes the husband into the newly cleaned house, with muddy shoes, followed by his trusty companion, Max, the dog.
Does frustration take hold of you?
Peace and Contentment?
Frustration hits as a result of trying to do something about an issue that you have no control over. You loose your peace and you are no longer content with your situation.
You may desire peace and contentment, but it no longer exists; during this situation.
I was told that to change a situation or circumstance, I need to change, first. We must learn to resist from becoming aggravated and disturbed over a situation. Do not permit yourselves to be fearful or anxious. Phil 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
A way has been provided; the Comforter, the Holy Spirit.
During those stressful moments in life, ask Him to give you peace. Ask Him to help change your attitude toward what is going on and remove the heaviness in your heart. He has the power to change every situation.
And if it doesn't change; maybe this is His will for you and you need to be content with His decision. He knows what we need, to teach us His ways. It will all work out!
We need to be content to what He does, and what He gives us in this life. If we are content and responsible for the things we already have, He will, no doubt, pour out even more blessings.
The next time your cake flops, decorate it and let it be the laugh of the party. Who knows, maybe, just somebody needed a good laugh that day. God and you provided it!
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