I had an interesting moment just now.
I was refilling my medication weekly box, that allows me to know whether I've taken my meds or not on any particular day.
I have a cat now, named Helix. And he was fascinated with what I was doing. He thought I was making something for him. However, I knew that what I was dealing with could easily be poisonous for him, possibly even deadly poisonous. If I dropped something on the floor and he ate it, it could be horrible.
So what did I do? I put Helix in the bathroom!
He hated it. He wanted to be let out almost immediately. What he didn't realize was I was protecting him. I didn't want him to get hurt. As soon as I had the box full, I let Helix out of the bathroom.
What's the lesson here?
God does the same thing to us. God protects us from things that we aren't even aware of. You lost something right before you had to leave and you lost time finding it? Maybe God was protecting you from an accident. Someone is late to an appointment? You don't know how that could be for the best, but it might be. All the circumstances in life you don't like MIGHT be protecting you from something worse. Or maybe it's a delay between a promise given and a promise fulfilled? Maybe that way you'll appreciate the fulfillment all the more?
The truth is, we don't know the whole picture of why God does what he does. And we (myself included) all need to give God the benefit of the doubt.
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