Babies R' We

For some of us, God views us as whiny toddlers. When a young child has something that they want but need opened for them, they whine and cry when you take it to try to open it because they don't understand. When really all you're doing is giving them what they want! That's how God views some of us! We ask Him and plead with him for what we want but when He takes it from us to unwrap for us, we fall out crying because we don't understand. We don't understand that He's unwrapping His blessings for us and we have to be patient and wait for what He has to give. He didn't necessarily remove it from your hands because He doesn't want you to have it. He took it in order to unwrap its greatness so that you may enjoy it fully.  In Isaiah 3:10, we are assured that the righteous will have blessings coming to them. That we will taste the fruit of our labor. We just have to wait and believe that if it's what He wants for us He will open it and allow us to enjoy every bit of it.

Now if it's not for us to have...well that's a whole 'nother story altogether! If what we want is not something we should have, then as you would a child, it is taken away. But instead of taking away, we are given something better or a reason why we should not have what we want. It is then up to us, to be like toddlers and cry and whine for reason, or accept it and continue believing that God has a greater plan and purpose for us.

There are even times we allow small children to do as they please just to see how they would do things, and if they will avoid what you've warned them to avoid numerous times before. God works the same with us. It's what we like to call a "test". Like He did to those who wondered in the desert for 40 years. In Deuteronomy 8:2 it tells us that He does things in order to humble us and to test us, so that He can see whether we will wholeheartedly obey his commands. If we do what we are commanded, like you would a child, you are rewarded. If we do the exact thing we were warned against, then we are reprimanded and pay the consequences for our actions whatever those consequences may be.  

If we continue to pray and seek God He will continue to unwrap the blessings He has for us. If we are obedient to His Word, we will reap the benefits and enjoy them fully. We will be happy and have a sense of fulfillment that no man or thing could ever give us. 

Dear Lord, Heavenly Father, we thank you for blessing us with your wisdom. We thank you for unwrapping your blessings for us to enjoy fully. Lord, and for those things that is not in your will for us to have, we pray that you will give us understanding and acceptance. In Jesus precious name we pray, Amen.