God Laughs

I am convinced God has a sense of humor. Seriously, have you looked at a platypus?

I heard once that if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans! I’m convinced there’s some truth in that joke. You ever notice how if you pray for patience the next several days will be fraught with situations that make you want to tear your hair out? I know it’s God giving us a chance to work on that patience thing, but it’s no fun to go through.

I had a similar situation last week (see the previous blog!) I came home from a conference on fire to be a better person, not focused on myself, but putting other people first. And what have I done all week? Whined and complained and fretted about me and my feelings.

Ugh.

I hate being so weak.

But then again, I learned something. Not necessarily something new, in fact it’s quite an old lesson, but this past week clarified the teaching for me. I am at my strongest when I am weak. I had the arrogance to think I could change myself.

“Ha!” God laughed. Then He sent me a situation I tried to handle myself and failed miserably at.

And so I finally went to Him in prayer. And guess what? The situation is still there but I’m not trying to fix it. I’m asking for God’s help and already my heart is lighter. On our own we are weak but with God all things are possible. Even the changing of our hearts!