Really, though, I can look at David’s cold, which seems so devastating to him right now, and think how blessed he is that a cold is the worst thing that could happen to him. I think that because I understand a little bit more of the big picture of life, I find the challenge to be thankful for a cold a simple one. And yet, when I have a crisis, my understanding is every bit as limited as a child’s, and God is saying, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end” (Jeremiah 29:11) Do I trust his omniscience and goodness, or do I think and act as though I know the whole picture? Seek the Lord. Know Him.
Some of you will be interested to know that Bethel and I told God thank you for helping her go potty twice yesterday (the first success in a long series of disappointing days. I’m praying that God will continue to give me insight into teaching her thankfulness.
Lee and I talked last night that we would start helping the children memorize Psalm 100. It’s one of King David’s best poems, and one of my favorite Psalms. I simply must put the whole thing here, and it can best be appreciated in the KJV.