The Importance of Being There
I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.—2 John 1:12 (NIV)
He allots their portions; his hand distributes them by measure.—ISAIAH 34:17 NIV
A boy clutched a large tumbler in his small hands. Not able to pour his own drink, he thrust the empty glass toward his mom. “Milk, please.”
The mom poured milk into the glass and handed it back to her son.
Before drinking, the boy peered into the glass. His eyes popped in protest. Then he scowled and poured the milk on the floor. Handing the empty glass to his mother, he demanded, “I want a full glass of milk—now.”
Not surprisingly, the boy was marched to his room without any milk.
Yet there are times we act just like this child. Disgruntled with our allotted portion in life—our caregiving routine, our excess responsibility—we concentrate on what we don’t have. Our prayers become demands for a better portion.
But when we see God as He really is, we realize we have no right to stand before Him, glasses in hand, demanding a better serving.
The God who knows us intimately gives us unlimited access to His ample resources—the resources He’s deliberately and lovingly designed. Whatever life portion He’s assigned to us, He’ll always provide for our every need. When we thank God for who He is and for the portion He’s given us, contentment will grow in our souls.
Lord God, I thank You for the circumstances You have arranged for me. Help me to be content with the assignment You’ve given me.
I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.—2 John 1:12 (NIV)
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.—2 Corinthians 1:3–4 (NIV)
The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.—Proverbs 19:8 (NIV)