Affirm in the Good Times

September 5

Some of us tend to take life’s good things for granted. The old saying, ‘You don’t miss the water until the well runs dry,’ captures the attitude we all evidence which is to simply bask in the niceties of life without a thought of thanksgiving to God for them. The only blessings we think about are the ones that are somehow diverted away from us.

It is our misfortunes that turn us toward the Lord. When we suffer loss, we come before Him to present our case, our petitions, for the restoration of our lost blessings. When we perceive ourselves to have lost something precious, it is often only then that we recognize how wonderful things had been.

The fact that we come to our knees before our loving heavenly Father at these times is the one shining ray of hope that we possess when our world is turned topsy-turvy. If we would, we could tap into His benevolence at any time, we could come to Him affirming our total dependence upon Him and upon His unfailing love even when we are lavished in blessings that give us joy.

We could affirm in the good times that “The Lord is good to all; He has compassion on the work of His hands,” as Psalm 145:9 assures. Were we to abide in that attitude of thankfulness, we would be able to, “pray without ceasing,” I Thessalonians 5:17, so when the times of trouble arrive, we would already be in the presence of the One who can help and restore.