Have you ever felt like God puts you in places at the right time and place? It's happened a few times in my life where I actually had to sit back and think was that God, or just my wishful thinking.
Today was a good day. Minus the fact that I have been so wrapped up in studying for a test tomorrow that is very important. I have exactly three weeks left in nursing schoool, and it is coming down to the wire. It's gonna be a close one let me tell you.
But that was what my day was about. See, I saw a program this morning on Taoism. A guy that apparantly had a PhD in Taoism was speaking about life and how the Tao, by definition, was advocating a simple honest life. One of the things that he said was "When you were in the womb, you didn't have to worry about things. You just were. You didn't have to think about growing a nose or hands. It just happened. Also, don't get wrapped up into something too tightly. What happens when you try to grap water? It slips right through your fingers. You have to be gentle.
I took from that, don't hold on to things so tightly. It will all work itself out. God puts you where he wants you to be, and also, from my friend Glenn, this isn't whats important. Its a test among a long line of tests. Don't sweat it.
So going on through the day, I found out that a fellow classmate lost her father. That hit home, cause I lost mine while I was young. Suddenly, that big huge test that I was worried about didn't seem so important. Things were coming into perspective if you will.
Lastly, Sandy and I had talked about going and relaxing for a while at the river. We talked and stalled and finally decided to go. We walked and found a place away from everyone by another few people. We sat there for a while, when something caught Sandy's eye. It was a 7 or 8 year old boy that jumped in the river. He was swimming across, and it was kinda wide, with a current, but he was holding his own. Then he started kinda bobbing, and down he went. I bolted, followed by the guys that we were sitting by. We pulled him out with no problems. He was a little winded. I think his dad was more scared than he was.
So all in all, life is untimately the most important thing. Enjoy it, because you never know. And lastly, God truly does put us where he needs us to be.
2 comments:
Well said my brotha. I've been struggling with this myself here lately. Since we moved back to Syder, I've had a terrible time finding contentment here. I almost get jealous sometimes because so many people here are so happy to be here, and I can't understand why. I believe that God put us here for a reason. In fact, we've been blessed abundantly since we got here. I just can't pretend to know why. I don't beleive he puts anyone anywhere for the sole purpose of existing there. He has a reason for everything. He's given me every single reason to be content here. I've tried. I just don't feel like this is my home. But, as you said, He is in control. I will trust in that and not worry about the future. Who knows? There may not be much future left. I'm pretty sure I'll find contentment when that day comes!
i haven't yet been in a serious enough frame of mind to properly say anything to this, except i'm real glad you were there to snag that kid. i've had lots of those same kind of question-- about why God puts us where he does, or if he even always does the putting; but you just gotta thank him that you get to be in the right place at the right time sometimes.
And i read from g that you scored well on yer test. Opa!
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