Thinking through life today, thinking through the smiles, the tears, the good times, and the bad. There have been so many times in this life that I have felt beyond blessed. I have had more than enough to get me through, I have had everything I have needed, and most of what I wanted. I have been loved, I have been taken care of, I have been cheered, and my accomplishments have been celebrated.
Other times in my life have felt very different. I have struggled to provide, I have struggled to understand, I have struggled with hurt, and pain. I have felt alone, unloved, unwanted, unimportant, insignificant, and like it wouldn’t matter to anyone if I fell off the face of the earth. I felt anything but blessed, and why would God waste a blessing on someone like me.
Today I saw something that helped me with a little understanding. “Sometimes God uses the Devil to deliver his mail!” I guess on the surface it makes little sense but once you find the point, the narrative of what the author is trying to say it begins to come clear. Sometimes God leaves weakness in your life to lead you to his strength. I have always been told “if you pray for patience, God will put you in a spot where you will have to learn it quick”.
So if we look at it God allows the Devil to put us in sorrow so we will find comfort in the almighty. The Devil sits back and watches us struggle through despair as God pours joy into our soul. The Devil thinks he’s winning by taking away the things we want, while God is steadily giving us what we need.
So the next time you see the Devil trying to work into your life remember he is working on trying to draw your attention from the blessing that God is placing at your doorstep. Focus on God, great things are coming.
I love you.
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