You know how life can be – something unexpected happens and it is surprising. We are caught off guard and wonder why.
More than once – and admittedly, most often when I’m tired and low on patience – I’ll inwardly remark, “Why is this happening to me?” It can be the simplest thing: a spill at the coffee shop, numbers that don’t add up in bookwork, a late delivery, etc.
In the midst of a hectic morning, that same question wanted to sneak up on me the other day. And do you know what response was right there to meet it? Maybe things don’t happen to you but rather for you.
Talk about a sobering thought! That simple, single sentence has been on my mind ever since. I know that God orchestrates all things for my good and this reminder was just what I needed to hear. And maybe you need to hear it too!
Take it Next Level
Magic happens when you shift your perspective – it is incredible! Instead of being burdened and annoyed about things happening to you, you can take it next level and search for the benefit. Choose an attitude that truly believes that God works things for your good and then pray for eyes to see!
That’s not to say that you will always find an earth shattering explanation. Sometimes things just happen. On a simple level, some days we are clumsier than others – things spill. Other times, systems crash – they are designed by humans and aren’t perfect. Explanations to things aren’t always complex.
But on the other hand, some things are big. Or maybe they seem small to begin with, and then they escalate. Ask God for wisdom to help you see the good, to see how they are working for your benefit. Our attitude truly effects our response to life and can even impact our health and our energy. Let’s choose a peaceful spirit rather than one that is on edge and easily frustrated.
Investigating Things Working For Our Good
Let’s further investigate the spirit of peace that we need to step into. How can we not be triggered by random circumstances that might normally strike our last nerve?
Patience is an important thing to learn to cultivate in life. It might be one of the first things we ought to lean in to, and yet one of the first that makes itself scarce in trying times. But what if we grabbed on to it with both hands and held on tight, determined to keep hold of patience? I really think that we would find more peace.
Speaking of peace, that’s another vital element in taking to to for – seek peace and pursue it. In other words to actually seek a pleasant, peace-filled outcome and then investigate until you see how that is where you are being led. So often in life, you find what you look for, so look keep your patience and look for peace.
The Major and the Minor
Does this work in all areas, this idea of patience and peace? I rather think so! When you look for the good, the good gets more obvious and even better!
Think about it – it is often the smallest things that can set us off. Our clothes snagging a drawer pull on the way by, tripping on our way out the door, forgetting our keys, etc. Small, simple things. But if we can keep our peace and patiently consider that this might be happening to remind us to pay better attention and be more purposeful with what we do.
On the other hand, flying off the handle about any of those things helps nothing. We overreact, accomplishing nothing but the likelihood that more of the same type of random haphazardness is about to happen. Instead, let’s be patient and keep our peace. It’s like a muscle that we need to exercise, the more that we handle minor things well, the less the more significant things will be likely to steal our peace!
And coming right back around to it all, perhaps that’s why the little annoyances and inconveniences occur, simply to help us develop the proverbial muscle to respond well to situations that we don’t choose. Let’s consider the very real likelihood that things don’t happen to us but rather for us.
Until Next Time!
Hope.
PS. Keep reading: https://www.theamericanlady.com/2024/09/25/our-best-days-are-ahead/