It’s only natural
I love the thought of God sitting in heaven, thinking, Well, gee guys – I made the world to work this way… Just go with it!
Why do we have to see a miracle to think that God is at work?
Often, I’m putting a band-aid on a little knee or elbow, and explaining to my little bug that God made our bodies so they heal quickly; by tomorrow it won’t hurt much at all, and in a week or so, it will probably be totally gone.
Later, when they ask me to pray for their boo-boo to heal, I remind them that God is already doing that – sometimes, we’ll look at it to see how it looks different from when they first fell down. We can see the changes (sorry – yuck alert!), and know there’s healing happening.
Sometimes we miss that God has answered a prayer because it looks to us like circumstances took over, and we didn’t need a miracle anymore. Note to self: God is always in the circumstances.
One of my favorite chapters is Proverbs 8, where wisdom speaks and tells us about herself. In verses 17 – 31, we read about how God wove wisdom into the fabric of the universe. God’s ways aren’t just good ideas; they are the way to live so that all’s right with the world. Literally.
God, today may I see you in the little things. Help me see Your hand and Your wisdom in the world around me – I don’t want to miss a thing.
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