“All your waves and breakers have swept over me.”—Psalm 42:7
The most annoying thing happened at our apartment in New York City. The neighbors upstairs began to remodel, moving walls and changing electrical and plumbing systems. All this activity caused a shower of dust to sift down into our apartment. Water leaked and ran down our walls, creating a real mess.
Nothing could be done to stop the dust and mess. For the first few weeks, I washed, mopped and dusted until I was exhausted.
At last, I realized my efforts were ridiculous. I needed to wait for the activity to end and then I could clean once and for all.
Sometimes difficulties in life come in repeated waves, too. The important thing is not to struggle too hard against something I cannot change, but to hold on until the trouble passes. I know that it is in the trials of life that God can do His most important work in our souls.
