Ahh...I Can Breathe!

Today I woke up feeling better than I have in days! I have had an awful cold, and I was beginning to wonder if I was ever going to feel better. Now, I knew I would, but it just didn't seem like it was happening fast enough for me. I was doing all the things that were supposed to help when you have a cold. Drinking lots of water, eating chicken soup, getting as much rest as I could, even though there's so much else I need to be doing.

Despite doing all those things, each day I got up feeling worse than I did the day before. My nose became more stopped up. I felt like I couldn't breathe. I had a cough that didn't want to quit. I whined: all these things that are supposed to help, aren't helping! I feel worse! None of that really works, why bother! But, I know from experience, these things do work. It just takes time. And, this morning I woke up feeling so much better! I'm glad I continued to drink water, even when I didn't feel like. Eat chicken soup, even when I was tired of it. Rest, even when I didn't want to.

All of this reminds me of my walk with the Lord. When a tough situation arises in my life, I can begin to think the Lord isn't working in my life. Even though I'm doing all the things I should, reading my bible, praying, going to Sunday School and Church. I can begin to think, why bother with all of that Lord, it's not working. Things aren't going the way I think they should go. But, once again, I know from experience, if I continue to draw near to God, He will drawn near to me. That doesn't mean all my problems will disappear, but I do know that God is working all things out for my good, even if I can't see it right now. He is my hope and my strength.