What Has God Done For You Lately?

by | Sep 22, 2020

What has God done for you lately? What has God done for me lately?

Have you ever realized that many of our complaints today are about things we once fervently prayed for in the past? Our answered prayers have become today’s whine.

I have. And I am ashamed.

For instance.

PAST PRAYER: Lord, please help us buy this house.
TODAY’S WHINE: A house that has dropped fifty percent in value with the market crash took ten years to recover its value.
TRUTH: This precious home gave our family shelter from the storms for many years and it’s worth WAY more than when we bought it.

PAST PRAYER: Help me start a business of my own.
TODAY’S WHINE: Why do I have to work so late on these projects?
TRUTH: The business has provided for my family for more than twenty years.

PAST PRAYER: Please help me land a book publishing contract.
TODAY’S WHINE: Seemingly impossible writing deadlines.
TRUTH: Many other writers would do anything to have my “problems”.

PAST PRAYER: Please help me buy a car that will last a long time.
TODAY’S WHINE: I drive a car that is twelve years old.
TRUTH: This amazing car has been mostly trouble-free for twelve years. 

PAST PRAYER: Lord, please keep these babies healthy.
TODAY’S WHINE: Kids in college are expensive!
TRUTH: They have been one of the great joys of my life. 

PAST PRAYER: Lord, please encourage this precious woman to say “Yes”.
TODAY’S WHINE: A wife who questions some of my plans.
TRUTH: What bothers me most is she’s RIGHT. My bride is my most trusted adviser. 

So the better question is this: Why does God do ANYTHING for me lately?

There are SO many others who have so much less than I do, and bear it with a smile.

Paul wrote it beautifully when he shared:

But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
1 Tim 6: 6-10 

Piercing myself with many griefs? I am guilty as charged. Father, please forgive me. Give me a thankful heart for every breath I breathe.

What about you? What has God done for you lately?

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