Daily Devotion for February 21, 2006

WANTING SNOW

 

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.  Romans 8:28

 

One of the reasons I like living where I do is because we get snow.  At least we use to get a lot of snow, but the last couple of years there seems to be less and less.  I WANT A BIG SNOW STORM!

 

Snow has always come as a gift to me. When I was little, we made snow forts and snow balls. We flopped back into the snow, moving our arms from our heads to our sides, and our legs together and away from each other. Then we got up to see the impression of an angel.

 

We used to "walk out" words in the snow like "H E L L O" and "H I THERE" hoping some small aircraft would see it. I sometimes do it still. We'd whisk down any old hill on a toboggan, sleigh, inner tube or cuts of old cardboard. We'd try to catch a snowflake on our tongue. We'd pick it up in handfuls and eat it. Snow was a gift.

 

Now that we're older, it seems to some not to be a gift. They see only the hazards of driving or walking. They see their employees coming late to work or not at all. They see cancelled meetings and get-togethers. They see inconvenience. And it is all of those things, because we live such busy lives.

 

I want a huge snow fall again so that things on my busy schedule get “cancelled”.  It would gave me a much needed break, a time to "recharge my batteries", a time to catch up on some neglected things, and an opportunity to do some things for some people that I'd otherwise not be able to do.

 

For me, a snowfall would work for the good. God please intervene.  Take what may seem to be an inconvenience and turn it into something good!  We will see! 

 

Prayer
Thank you Father, for those times when you intervene to show us another way. Thank you for the times that YOU cause our schedules to be cancelled!  Let it snow!  In Your name we pray. Amen.

 

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