Awhile back, I was pretty mad at God. I was reading some
theology and reflecting on other theology I had read some time ago about the
sovereignty and providence of God. Wrestling with God's providence and our free
will, I let loose on God about what is the point of even investing in a prayer
life or seeking to prepare for a calling if He is gonna do what He is gonna do.
Frustrated, I just let God know how I felt. He can take whatever I throw at
Him, anyway.
Talking with a pastor for our weekly theological
discipleship, I recounted the above, not looking for answers, but a place to
process. He listened and recounted his journey of walking through this with the
Lord. We really didn't talk too much about it after that and moved on to a
different subject.
...
The next day while walking out to the car with my wife, I
noticed a lot of crows flying overhead, like a lot. They all seemed to be
landing in a large, full, green tree just ahead. I made a comment about all the
crows, made some crow noises at them, and then began to cross the street. Just
as I stepped off the sidewalk... splat! I crow pooped on my head! I couldn't
believe it! I was appalled and quite disgusted. My wife wouldn't let me use her
shirt to clean it off either.
I then began to ask out loud if God had ordained this or
if the crows just happened to fly over when I happened to be walking across the
street at that time. My wife said, "Whether God ordained it or not, He was
probably laughing!" Ha! I laughed too and thought God must have thought it was
funny.
The point of this is don't forget God has a sense of
humor and probably laughs with (or at!) us once in a while. So I think we
should laugh at the funny things in life (or things we might not think are so
funny at first!). Remembering laughing is good for our soul and reflects an
important part of His image in us.
God has a sense of humor. You should too :)
Jesus, may you teach us to laugh more at the funny and
random things that happen to us in our lives. Amen.
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