Sunday past, I was reminded of the following mealtime prayer:
God is Great, God is Good;
Let us thank Him for our food.
By His hands we all are fed,
Give us Lord our Daily Bread.
The preacher broke this pray down into simpler language.
God is GREAT – God is all surpassing! There’s nothing that compares to God. Nothing is as vast as God, as old as God, and since God is the ONLY non-created entity in this enormous universe that alone exhibits his GREATness!
God is GOOD. Some days I’m good, meaning I stayed on my food plan, and I exercised. Some days the weather is good, meaning it was sun shiny and warm. However, when the Bible says that God is good, it means ALL the time. God’s nature, his very being, is GOOD! God is good!
Then the rest of the prayer reminds us that apart from God (without God in our lives), we would have nothing. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
I thank God for bringing Ryan into my life. My husband’s love for me is evident every day! Just recently we decided to read a book together, and have discussions. Well, I’m out of town, and the book discussions start next week. Perfect time you would think to be able to read, but I’ve been preoccupied with hanging out with my friend, having uninterrupted TV (NCIS) time, and just playing/working on the computer time! No time for reading. Yet, faithfully every night, and gently without judgment or sarcasm Ryan asks, “So, have you been able to read?” I know he means our book, and not my Anne of Green Gables or Jane Eyre books I’ve started. And, every night for the last three nights I’ve replied, “Not yet!” (With attitude, because I feel convicted.)
It’s got to be hard to be called to lead, and your followers are wanting to go their own way. And, even still harder when the troop that you lead is just one person who insists on having control and doing it her way; thus, rebelling against your leadership.
Ryan, I don’t mean to do this, and I am so grateful to God that you are patient with me. Please don’t stop guiding our family, gently instructing me, consistently following up; in other words, don’t stop doing your job description just because I’ve strayed from mine. I’m reading Chapter 1 today! And, I look forward to having a great discussion with you about it next week, Lord willing!
I love you, Ryan!
