WHAT DID YOU SAY?

    
     Emma is three and her most recent response to everyone is, "What did you say?"  We are really not sure why she asks this question constantly but I was thinking about it this morning. 

     We are so much like her in our walk with the Lord.  He tells us something and we sit there and say, "What did you say?"  There are times I say it to the Lord because I don't know if I really understand what he is actually trying to teach me.  Then there are times I say it because I'm not ready to respond to what he is asking me to do. 

     This morning while drinking a cup a coffee I began thinking about a card my sister sent me that said, "Tough times don't last, but tough people do!"  This time I said to the Lord, "What did you say in Philippians 4:13?" 

     Me, myself and I have had to have long discussions about exactly what I can do and what I can't do.  According to the scripture, "I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me."  Therefore it's up to me to make sure that I am in the Father's will.  I will only find my strength in him and be able to make it through tough times.

     Do you ever wander if the Lord looks down on us like we do our children and grandchildren?  I wonder sometimes where Emma is coming from when she asks the question constantly but I understand that she is in a learning process. For whatever reason she is needing to have things clarified, I am willing to sit and say it over and explain it if necessary. 

     The Lord has always been patient with me, loving and willing to teach me what I am in need of.

     But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. (Psalm 86:15)