I may not see in front of me, But I can see for miles around when I look over my shoulder, and Lord, it`s clear. You`ve brought me here, So faithful every step of the way. What can I do but follow you, For You are the Way, the Truth, the Life, And You`ve promised never to leave me, My Savior, my friend, From beginning to end.
I Am Found In You
by
Steven Curtis Chapman
One Day You Will Understand
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:11 NIV
“This is the coolest hat I’ve ever had!”
That was the comment my son made recently. You would have to see the hat to clearly understand, but it has to be the ugliest hat I have ever seen. There is a new trend with the teenagers around here to find the ugliest hat. The most popular hats are the mesh back style (farmer’s hats) that are old, worn out, and would usually be found hanging on a back porch somewhere, having experienced many years of hard use. This particular hat has a blue bill and the mesh part is white. On the front of the cap is a Tweetie Bird. The hat just barely escaped being thrown away on several occasions due to its age and wear. My son, however, now thinks it’s the “coolest hat” he’s ever had.
When he told me this the Lord gave me a great teaching moment. (When boys get 15 there are fewer and fewer of these times.) I asked him, “Jeremy, if I would have told you a year ago that this would be your favorite hat today, what would you have thought?” “I would have thought you were crazy”, he said. “So”, I continued, “in your wildest imagination, last year you could have never seen yourself liking this hat.” Then I went on to explain to him that this is the way it is sometimes when I have to discipline him or I give him advise. At the time it may not make sense to him. He may not understand what I am doing, but one day, he will look back and see that my logic was pretty good.
It also served as a good teaching moment for me. God had something for me to learn too! Sometimes, really many times, God has something for me to endure that I cannot understand. There seems to be no good benefit for the trial that I am enduring. Later on, however, the good God was seeking in my life will be more apparent. During the trial I will simply have to trust that God knows what He is doing.
Thank you God for teaching me through an ugly hat! (Or through the coolest hat in the world...it's a matter of opinion!)
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