WHY BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE

The caption itself will give you the initiative that what I am about to inscribe. This issue has been rising in my psyche since long time. But the constant demand of my soul to seek an answer to it had leaded me to write my thoughts on it. There have been many instances in bible where we learn that God has turned bad into good.

But I want to illustrate it with a story of a tea cups testimony.

A tea cup has a lot of experience to share. It goes like this when I was nothing but clay my master took me, rolled me, and patted me over and over and over. I yelled, “Leave me alone”. But he only smiled and said “Not yet”. Then I was placed on a spinning wheel and spun around and around. I screamed, “Stop it”, I am getting Dizzy. The Master nodded and said ‘Not Yet’. Then he put me in a oven, and I was terribly hot. I thought he would burn me to a crisp. I yelled and knocked on the door. I could see his lips moving as he said, ‘Not Yet’. Finally door was opened and I began to cool. Then suddenly he painted me all over, and the fumes were horrible. I cried, ‘Stop it! Stop it! .He only nodded: ‘Not yet’. I begged, pleaded, screamed, and cried. But he only said ‘Not yet’. Then at the last minute just when I knew I would never make it, he opened the oven and placed me on a shelf and said, ‘Look at yourself’. I was beautiful and really beautiful.

As I gazed at my beauty, my master said: ‘I know it hurt to be rolled and patted, but if I had left, you would have dried up. I know it hurt to be spun around and around. But if had stopped, you would have crumbled. I know it hurt in the oven; if I had stopped you would have cracked I know the fumes were bad when I painted you, if I had stopped you would have been hardened. But now you are a finished product. You are what I had in mind when I first began with you.

We do not know why we have to suffer. However, when we trust God in the midst of our suffering, he is able to make us stronger persons. God can turn our suffering into victory. Yes when we have reached the end of the rope, it is time to tie a knot and hang on.

REMEMBER! DELAYS ARE NOT REFUSALS

This particular thought has been striking me from past one week. Just say this twice or thrice in your heart, I swear you will have a special feeling for it. The thought hails from a book named “Jabez prayer”. A beautiful book which I recommend all my readers to have a copy of it. Let me get back to the fact that has been loving and attracting behind it.

AS a youngster we all have a struggling time. Everyone have different way of handling it, as some get carried away too much by this and some just look it as a stepping stone for success. If you are one who is struggling and finding it hard to survive, then my dear this particular thought is for you. Are you the one tired of being rejected? Are you the one being mocked by your friends for your fate? Are you the one thinking that everything in done with your life?. My dear let me tell you that “Delays are not refusals”. Yes you heard it right.

Sometime we are so much impatient that we want everything with ease and on time. My friend there is no joy then earning your bread rather than earning them by sympathy. Because sympathy will not be available everywhere you mess around but the passion inside you can lead you to next level of success which you lack today. Always think that it is this same refusal that makes you better and best. At this juncture I want to bring a story to your notice which fits well at this.

“Here is a man who has been laying at the foot of the river for almost 38 years. There is a secret behind this river is that once in a year this water may shuffled and whoever jumps in it may be healed. The healer is called as the Holy Ghost. Since he was alone and nobody was there to put him in the river he was left alone on that river for almost 38 years. Can you ever imagine what kind of thoughts will be running through his mind? A man who is waiting for long 38 years for his healing but still find himself among the cartoons. Now here comes the twist in the story as Jesus walks into the scene and helps this poor needy man. Wohh... What an end because had he being healed by the Holy Ghost by jumping into the river then nobody would have ever talked about this story and man. Since the master himself had entered into the scene the whole story was changed.”

Look the long 38 years delay has worked for his best. I was very much impressed by the man as he never had an give up spirit and lied on the shore of the river until he was healed. My dear friend the story is for you. Just don’t give up and say to your inner being that “Delays are not refusals and something best is yet to happen”.

Stay blessed and God bless you all.
Thoughts by Blessen (Inspired from the book Jabez Prayer)