Faith is learning to be happy in whatever situation God has put you. You may not see good in that situation, but don’t worry about it because he has probably just saved you.
There is a very interesting story about a King. The King and his Minister were in the jungle and suddenly they lost their way. The King stubbed his toes on a sharp stone and he bled profusely. The Minister said, “Don’t worry my King, everything happens for the best”. The King didn’t like this. “My toe is bleeding profusely, I am in deep pain and you say it’s for my good? What nonsense! You are hereby sacked!” thundered the King. So the Minister turned and walked away. The King walked on. He was suddenly apprehended by some cannibals. They saw a handsome strapping King in all his finery and wanted to offer him as a sacrifice. However, as they were preparing him for the sacrifice, they noticed his bleeding foot and because he had already bled profusely, the King was not pure enough to be offered as a sacrifice. This is how his life was saved and he returned to the palace. In the palace, his bleeding toe now tended to, he reflected on what the Minister had said, “Don’t worry, everything happens for the best”. How right the Minister was. It is good to have such deep faith. His pain had definitely been a blessing in disguise. “However, it hasn’t been good for my Minister as he has lost his job and is suffering” said the King.
The next day he called his Minister and said, “My dear Minister, I accept the hurt caused to me as a result of my bleeding toe has done me good, but pray tell me what good did my sacking you as a Minister do. You are without a job now.”. But the Minister said, “Oh my dear King, we it turned out beautifully for me. If you had not got angry and sacked me, then I would have been with you in the jungle and the cannibals would have offered me as a sacrifice because I was without a wound. You actually saved my life!”
This Christmas season, He may send you pain through a bleeding toe or may even render you jobless. Believe it’s for the best and thank him. This is how faith works. The moment you find that you are disturbed you should know that your faith is lacking. We are unable to see beyond the next hill. Only he can. Believe in him. He just saved you more pain or has even probably saved you your life. Start believing...
Have a joyous Christmas and a happy New Year 2010.
Keep the faith. God bless,
Ivan Rodrigues
