The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. That thought has been running through my mind all week. The Olympics, coupled with our area’s need of rain, is a reminder that we are not the ones in control. That someone else is pushing the gas even though you might be the one driving sort of thing.
The Olympics is a great example of how the good Lord shows his own mighty strength. Expectations and predictions are often blown out of the water because God had something (or someone) else in mind.
The Great Britain men’s gymnastics team thought they had the silver medal all wrapped up. Then Japan files a petition and suddenly Team Great Britain is bumped to third. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.
U.S. women’s gymnast Gabby Douglas mentioned in an interview that she had been praying and meditating on scripture. Her results? Two gold medals.
So I decided to take a cue from Gabby and have been asking the good Lord incessantly to send rain. My result? It has rained three times in two days.
Which makes me believe that if you giveth (aka have faith in) the Lord he will make all things possible.