"THE PREPARER!"

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18                   (1599 Geneva Bible)
"16 Rejoice evermore.
17 Pray continually.
18 In all things, give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you."


A few years ago I began preparing my own breakfast.  I have been married for 30+ years and have always depended on my wife to cook, until lately.  I have been on a low-carbohydrate diet, so eggs are a staple on my morning menu.  Sometimes I like my fried eggs cooked "over-easy".  Sometimes, I prefer them "over-hard"!  When I prefer the "over-hard" method, my eggs have to be left on the fire longer, so they can reach the desire of the one preparing them.

Our lives are very similar to my eggs.  Some lives are not required to be on the heat because "The Preparer" (GOD) has different plans for them.  GOD'S plan requires some people to be "over-hard", thus they are subjected to more heat.  That doesn't mean those eggs are good OR bad, it only means "The Preparer" has different plans for their lives.  If "The Preparer" places on my heart to lighten the load of someone who is going through a lot of heat, it is my divine obligation to assist my brother.  I have had the honor of helping others, and I have been helped by others.  Obeying Divine leadership is what we are called to do.

Dr. Charles Stanley says in an interview with Moira Brown "You've got to see it all as coming from ME!" (Meaning coming from GOD).  GOD can use what we 'perceive' as bad to mold us into what HE desires us to be for HIS glory.  It is my sincere desire to be used for HIS glory.  If HIS preference is for me to be cooked "over-hard", I pray that I give thanks to HIM while "THE PREPARER" is making what HE has planned for me!