Tonight at our Ladies' Bible Study we will be studying Leah - the woman with the lovely eyes and a husband who did not love her. I am not the leader so I do not know how it will all be taught but I know for sure that I would rather have a loving husband and nothing else than to have riches and beauty and an unhappy marriage. And, Leah had God to help her and walk alongside her in her hard times. I have that, too, and a loving husband and several good kids besides! So what is all this gloominess and crying out for sunny days? Well, I am only human, you know. Check back with me in May or June and see if I have learned anything from all these April clouds and rain - maybe some flowers are in store?
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Cloudy day musings
I am writing today only because it has been a month and I really need to keep up with this thing that I have started. At least, it seems to me like once you begin something you should make every effort to finish it. I need to set a good example for the next generation - insofar as it is up to me, anyway. So, today, it is gloomy and rainy and that really affects my mood. It is so much easier to be thankful and cheery when the sun is shining. Maybe I should be living in California or somewhere where it is sunny more often than it is in South Dakota. I have discussed this with God at great length but have not succeeded in persuading Him that I need more sun! I wonder what He knows that I don't know. Regardless of my mood, though, my list of answered prayers is getting quite long! And that does truly put a smile on my face when I consider it. There are many fervent prayers yet to be answered but I have faith that the answers are on the way.
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We had such a long winter here that any cloudy day is lousy unless it's going to come with a fun storm! :) So many things, as you said, to be thankful for and focus on instead of getting down over the little things. :)
ReplyDeleteI think the thing to remember about Leah is that despite the lack of love she felt from her husband, the Lord did give her many blessings. It is all in the prospective of the beholder. Focusing on the positive and not the negative. She was blessed with 7 kids, through which is a great legacy. One child led to a lineage of priests of Israel, and another Judah was in the ancestral line of King David and Jesus. All in all, I'd say that you can't complain about that. Imagine being a part of that ancestral line. Wow, what an honor.
ReplyDeleteI think that this story along with the others we have covered so far, just goes to remind us that no matter what the situation, God has a promise for each of us. It is amazing that God can take such imperfect situations and make such amazing promises out of them. I think the real focus should be to remember that in the tough times. After all, we never know what will appear down the road out of a decision that we make today. I am sure Leah had no idea at the time that such a great honor was being given to her. It makes it that much more important that we trust God through the good and the bad and believe in the promises that He has given us.