Wait ‘Til the Mixing is Done!

WAIT ‘TIL THE MIXING IS DONE
Shared by Ed Bergey

A pastor attended a men’s breakfast in the middle of a rural farming area of the country.
The group had asked an older farmer, decked out in bib overalls, to say grace for the morning breakfast. He agreed and rose to his feet:
“Lord, I hate buttermilk,” the farmer began. The visiting pastor opened one eye to glance at the farmer and wonder where this was going.
The farmer loudly proclaimed, “Lord, I hate lard.” Now the pastor was growing concerned.
Without missing a beat, the farmer continued, “And Lord, you know I don’t much care for raw white flour.”  The pastor once again opened an eye to glance around the room and saw that he wasn’t the only one to feel uncomfortable.
Then the farmer added, “But Lord, when you mix them all together and bake them, I do love warm fresh biscuits.  So Lord, when things come up that we don’t like, when life gets hard, when we don’t understand what you’re saying to us, help us to just relax and wait until you are done mixing. It will probably be even better than biscuits. Amen.”

Within that prayer there is great wisdom for all of us when it comes to complicated situations we deal with every day it seems, and certainly in the broad bigger picture of our world today.

What does God say to us?, “Stay strong, because our life is being mixed together with lots of things that we don’t care for……. relax, do your best, and wait until the mixing is done.

REFLECTION QUESTION:  What are some difficulties that you have faced that turned out to be helpful?