You & Me

Thank You that You have me in the place You want me just now....that even if I got here through wrong choices or indifference or even rebellion, yet You knew my mistake and sins before I ever existed, and You worked them into your plan to draw me to Yourself, to mold and bless me, and to bless others through me.  Thank You that, even if I'm here through the ill will or poor judgement of other people, all is well; for in Your sovereign wisdom You are at work to bring about good results from all those past decisions, those past events beyond my control--good results both for me and for others.  Thank you again that You meant for good the terrible things that happened to Joseph, who was sold into slavery, exiled to a distant country, and later sent to prison on false accusations....and that through all this You had him in the right place at the right time, for highly important reasons.  I'm glad, Lord, that You are the same today--well able to work things our for us, to turn evil into good.  i stand amazed at the complexity and mystery of Your wisdom. How safe it is for me to trust Your reasons for acting (or not acting) and Your methods of working!

Thank You that I can safely commit my location and situation to You.  I can "be willing for You to shift me anywhere on life's checkerboard, or buy me anywhere in life's garden, gladly yielding myself for You to please Yourself with, anywhere and anyway You choose" (source unknown).  Thank You that I can trust You wit my future places--ready to go, ready to stay.

Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!  how unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways!  Romans 11:33

By Ruth Myers Enjoying God Anew