I’ve been grumbling a lot lately. If anyone would to catch me unawares during the course of my day, you would most probably find me walking around in the middle of the day muttering to myself and complaining to God… Why?? Because many things in the past month have truly not been going my way... From work to relationships, family, ministry… and even stupid traffic lights!!! Turning red only when I am approaching and especially when I am rushing for time (for those who know me, you know how this absolutely drives me crazy!!).

For the past month I have been complaining and questioning God on the way things have been turning out and the reason for certain things that have surfaced. In fact during this season, different books and a good friend commented that she believed that God was teaching me patience, one which I have gladly ignored in my busyness. Then on Wednesday, this week God stopped me mid-rant, and put me in my place. I was reading Isaiah 55, and versus 8 – 11 jumped out at me.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth; It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”

I almost heard a pin drop after that… then suddenly God said “Candy, is this clear enough?”... Even though these versus may have been “over preached” or “over quoted”, it still almost always stops me in my tracks. God will sometimes allow us to go through things we may never understand, nor ever fully accept, but yet it is not what happens that is important but rather our response to it that is crucial. Because our response is our responsibility and can be what he is trying to mould in us.

Like rain and snow, which may not be always the most comfortable situations, it can under Godly submission bring about much fruit and growth. Growth not always occurs under the most comfortable situations.

What are the lessons that God is trying to teach you today? How would you choose to respond? In grumbling or submission and reliance in Him? How loud would you like him to speak before you listen? How loud must he knock before we open our hearts to what he may be trying to say?

As for me, Lord, my eyes are open and I will listen!! I hope each of you will do the same.

- Sis Candy

10:50 AM
(SALVATION)