The Little Things

'A Glass of Water' by Mr.Beaver (flickr)'

I read an e-mail recently about "annoying" things that happens to us. We face them all the time. But maybe, just maybe, we're there for a specific purpose or reason. Here's how the e-mail goes, hope you're encouraged and blessed.

As you might remember, the head of a company survived 9/11
Because his son started kindergarten.

Another fellow was alive because it was

His turn to bring the donuts.

One woman was late because her

Alarm clock didn't go off in time.

One of them

Misses his bus.

One spilled food on her clothes and had to take

Time to change.

One's

Car wouldn't start.

One couldn't

Get a taxi.

The one that amazed me was the man

Who put on a new pair of shoes that morning,

Took the various means to get to work

But before he got there, he developed

A blister on his foot.

He stopped at a drugstore to buy a Band-Aid.

That's why he is alive today...

Now when we're

Stuck in traffic,

Miss an elevator

Turn back to answer a ringing phone call...

All the little things that annoy me.

I think to myself,

This is exactly where

God wants me to be

At this very moment...

Next time your morning seems to be going wrong,

The children are slow getting dressed,

You can't seem to find the car keys,

You hit every traffic light,

Don't get mad or frustrated;

It may be just that

God is at work watching over you.

I know some of you reading this might get it the wrong way. If you think that every problem that happens to you is from God, dude, God is not giving problems to you, you're just in a stroke of bad luck. So raise up and resist the devil and he will flee (run in terror) from you [James 4:7].

'WORDS OF FAITH'

So be subject to God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him], and he will flee from you. (James 4:7 Amplified Bible)