Ever had one of those days that you weren't in a bad mood but you weren't really in a good mood either? One of those days where you don't understand why things happen they way they do or why people act a certain way. A day when you question every single decision you have ever made. I don't have those days often but sometimes I do. When this happens something else most spectacular happens. God sends encouragement to me and then everything is put back into perspective and my world makes sense again.
Today was my "one of those days" and, true to form, God sent me a message via a dear friend and as I was reading the story below things became very clear to me and my day was instantly better and my attitude changed. Thank you to the sweet friend that sent this to me and thank you God for knowing I needed encouragement. I hope you enjoy the story as much as I did:
A
king who did not believe in the goodness of God, had a slave who, in all circumstances
would always say “my king, do not be discouraged, because everything God
does is perfect. He makes no mistakes!”
One day they went hunting and along the way
a wild animal attacked the king. His
slave managed to kill the animal, but could not
prevent his majesty from losing
a finger. Furious and without showing his gratitude for being
saved, the nobleman asked
"Is
God good? If He was good, I would not have been attacked and lost my finger."
The slave replied:
"My king, despite all these things, I can only tell you that God is good,
and he
knows why these things happened. What
God does is perfect. He is never wrong!"
Outraged by the response, the king ordered
the arrest of his slave.
Later, the King left for another hunt,
this time alone. He was captured by savages
who engaged in human sacrifices. On the altar and ready to sacrifice the
nobleman, the savages discovered that their
victim did not have one of his fingers. According to them, only a whole person
with all his/her parts intact could be offered to the gods. The King without
a finger was deemed an abominable sacrifice for their gods. So they released
the King.
Upon his return to the palace, the
King authorized the release of his
slave. He
received the slave affectionately.
He asked his slave, "my dear, God
was really good to me! I was almost
killed by
the wild men, but for lack of a single finger, I was let go! But I have a question:
if God is so good, why did he allow me to put
you in jail?"
The slave answered, "my King, if I
had gone with you on this hunt, I would have
been sacrificed instead because I have no
missing finger. Remember everything
God does is perfect. He is never wrong. He
made you keep me in jail so
I would not be with you on the hunt."
Often we complain about life, and
negative things that happen to us, forgetting that
nothing is random and that everything has a purpose.
Every morning, offer your day to God,
don't be in a rush.
Ask God to inspire your thoughts, guide
your actions, and ease your feelings. And
do not be afraid. God is never wrong!
You know why this message is for you? I
do not know, but God knows, because He
never
makes mistakes.......
The path of God and his word is perfect, without impurities.
He is the way of
all
those who trust in Him...
