You Are Not the Only One

Come on now, be honest. Don’t you want to just throw a temper tantrum sometimes? Well, yesterday was that kinda of day for me. As most of you know, I am a disabled single woman waiting patiently (ok Lord, maybe not so patiently). I have not worked in a year and a half. And that is from someone who has been working for the biggest part of my life, starting at the age of 14. So there are times when my financial situation can be very tricky and yes, frustrating. But why can’t we remember this scripture at the times when we become frustrated?
God’s provision sustains life. Satan’s temptation drains life. God’s provision satisfies the soul. Satan’s temptation gratifies the flesh. “I will meet all your needs according to the riches of My Glory in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19)
Well, that is the scripture that came to my mind yesterday when I all I wanted to do was stomp my foot and ask these people,”Why can you not get this in your head? This is the 3rd time I have been here to get my medication and it is still the wrong kind?” Then I realized it really wasn’t the ladies behind the counters fault. It was simply an attempt to gratify my anger at that moment. So instead I lowered my head and asked My Father to help me. And of course He did. It wasn’t just a moment later that the correct prescription was sent to the pharmacy and all was well. The lady at the pharmacy asked me if she could help in any way and I asked her, “Are you a praying person?” She said, “Well of course I am!” She had a big smile on her face when she said it too. I handed her my business card with the blog address on it and ask her to check it out and say a prayer for me and all of the others out here in the world that are having tough times in this economy. She promised that she would and the peace settled into my heart.
So we can give in to temptation and get that small amount of self-gratification or we can stop and take a breath and ask our Father to help us turn the situation around for the glory of the Lord and walk off with a smile on our face and a smile on the face of our Father. I think I will take the High Road as my friend “EM” calls it. Even though sometimes it is a little harder to do than others. And once again, another opportunity to minister to someone was not wasted by Satan’s temptation. You lose again!