Junior High. Going off to basketball camp. Goofing off, throwing rocks. Breaking a window. Terrified of disappointing my dad. I don’t say anything. Until… a repair bill arrives in the mail months later. Then I pour out the whole story. Pay my parents for the repair from my paper route money.
As adults, we too, face problems, trials, difficulties. How do we deal with the financial struggles, the health issues, relationship difficulties? Focusing on God, our Creator, is where I begin. Then, I open up His word and am reminded of His promises. Filling my mind, my heart, my lips with His truths. Singing praises to Him in my struggles. Not in my own strength or power. But His. “For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10). He already knows my struggles. God wants me to humbly submit to His authority, His will. To walk in faith and obedience according to His word.
“We are created to be God-dependent, not self-sufficient…But recognizing our inadequacy and dependence on God isn’t shameful, it is what sets us free… Being creatures who love, obey and depend upon God without shame is glorious.” (Rebecca Manley Pippert)
I had forgotten all about this but the memory came back and I would have done the same thing with my dad.
A beautiful prayer followed and the title so appropriate Trouble. Compared to what happens as we get older the incident then seems so minor in comparison.
Thank you for sharing🙏💕