Lord, I hate buttermilk. Lord, I hate lard. Lord, I ain’t too fond of plain white flour either, but after you mix them all up and bake it in a hot oven I sure do love biscuits. I read that earlier and from the beginning I couldn’t see where they were going with it but it all started to make sense. Twenty minutes later it made even more sense and the more I think about it the more sense it really does make.
I don’t know where you’re at in your life, I don’t know where you’re at in your relationship, job, kids, I have no clue where you’re at in your salvation. What I do know is not all of these things are always pleasant, you’re not going to always be happy with all of the steps, you’re going to want to skip some of the discomfort, but if we skip steps our end product changes.
In Romans 8:28 the Bible says “And we know that God works ALL things together for the good of his people”. That means the happiness, the joy, the excitement. It also means the pain, the discomfort, the hurt, and the struggle. The sun shines on the mountain tops but the crops grow in the valley. It feels really good to be up, to be happy, to be on top of the mountain, but you do all of your growing, changing, and getting better when you’re in the valley.
As we go through the valleys know that God doesn’t leave you there alone, he is still working to put you where you are supposed to be, where he wants you to be, where you need to be. Also know that God doesn’t want you to grow through this alone. Most importantly find you joy in God and you’ll never be without, even in the valley.
Once God gets done working all things for your good I’ll bet it’ll be even better than biscuits.
I love you.
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