And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28 ESV
Many years back I was tasked with making a complicated wedding cake for a friend. It required 14 hours of intense work, much of that with poor posture and very little intake of water. I woke up on Saturday morning with what I call a “killer” migraine.
I had the whole day planned out.
But with the migraine it all felt impossible.
By mid-morning, I was unable to keep anything down and nothing touched the intense pain. I did what any mother would do. . .I called my kids.
Within twenty minutes my oldest daughter, Randi, was there to deliver the cake. Her husband Zach just happened to be in the area, and stopped in to help her lift the cake into the car (something she couldn’t have done alone). And in the middle of all of that, my other local daughter, Megan, arrived on the scene, loaded me into a vehicle, and drove me to the hospital.
A short while later…
The cake was delivered and set up, and I was on my way into a private room in the ER for an injection of migraine meds. These meds, of course, knocked me clean out. But when I awoke a couple hours later, the pain was manageable and I had the satisfaction of knowing the wedding cake had probably already been sliced and served. Everything ended well.
As I relived that horrible day, I was struck by something I’d never fully considered before: God was already working behind the scenes to meet my need even before I asked. The right people “just happened” to be nearby, ready to sweep in and do the very things I needed, (right down to the son-in-law, who was on his way somewhere else, but had just enough time to swing by and lift that cake). It made me wonder how many times God has worked behind the scenes in advance of my need? Zillions, probably!
I don’t know what you’re going through today.
I don’t know what sort of crisis you might be facing. But I feel strongly led to tell you that He’s already working behind the scenes on your behalf. There’s no need to panic. He’s got everything in place. Rest in Him. Trust Him. He will work it out for good, I promise.
Challenging Thought: When you reach the point where the situation in front of you feels impossible, what do you do? Are you able to hand those situations over to the Lord?
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