Monday, January 12, 2015 – Good morning! Oh no! I can see the headlines now –“Local Preacher Found Drowned in Bed! You know, you can drown in less than an inch of water. It just has to go into your lungs and you’re gone. Well! I almost drowned a couple of nights ago. Yes, I’m serious. My bed partner, trusty CPAP almost did me in. We’ve been sleeping together for several years but I assure you if this becomes a habit we will go our separate ways. Once in a while if the temperature in the room gets too cool condensation will form in the tube that connects the machine to the mask that fits in my nose. Now get this picture. The other night I’m sound asleep, roll over, and water in the tube runs up my nose like a flood! Needless to say I came out of the bed at top speed, coughing, sputtering, and gasping for breath. It’s okay to laugh. It was pretty funny after I quit choking. Nobody should have to endure such a rude awakening. After a few minutes I finally caught my breath, shook the rest of the water out of the tube, dried off the nosepiece, and settled back under the nice warm covers to finish the night. All was calm and peaceful again; except now I was wide awake. I lay there and made pictures out of the shadows on the wall like I did when I was kid. I thought about how quickly I had gone from peaceful sleep to gasping for air; how quickly events can happen in our lives that can so dramatically change things forever and life as we have known it will never be the same. There is seldom an answer that satisfies the longing to know why. In reality, needing to know why, creates a “victim” mentality. It’s as if we believe we it will somehow be easier to accept or at least we will have someone to blame if we can justify why it happened. We tend to forget that He is in the middle of the situation with us. I choose to look around and see where He is and get as close to Him as I can. Jesus doesn’t want to hear us ask “Why?” He wants to hear us ask, “How do You want to use this situation?” He wants us to ask, “Lord, what do You want to be for me, that You couldn’t be before this happened?” Trust me, if you ask Him these questions, you will get an answer. He may want to show you that He is your provider, counselor, or comforter. He may want to be your lawyer, advocate, and mediator. Perhaps He wants to show you He is your divine healer. Does He want to reveal Himself as Lord, Savior, King, Servant, or Friend? Reality is, He wants to be whatever it is that you need most in your life at this particular time. And, He knows what you need better than you know yourself. Think about this; if we’re not getting answers to our questions, perhaps it’s because we’re not asking the right things. His silence doesn’t mean He doesn’t care, it simply means we haven’t asked the questions He wants to answer. But, there is one thing you should never question or never wonder about and that is how incredibly much “Jesus Loves YOU!”
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