[Discoveries] 07-21-07 Creative alternatives

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*"You will drink from the brook, and I have ordered the ravens to feed 
you there." -- 1 Kings 17:4*/

God never runs out of options. When our backs are up against the wall, 
He has wonderful creative alternatives. Stop and think about it. How 
many times in history have ravens brought meals to hungry people? As far 
as I know, it only happened once. Another time when people were hungry, 
God rained down manna and quail. Another time, He split open loaves and 
fish. Another time he made the flour and oil jars bottomless. And then, 
I know of stories of groceries being left on doorsteps, of money 
miraculously appearing in mailboxes -- well, hey, I've experienced those 
things myself.

One bitterly cold day I was walking along a river just downstream from a 
dam in Ohio. It was so cold that I was wearing two pairs of gloves and 
an insulated jumpsuit - and I was still shivering. The whole world was 
frozen, except for the rapid water flowing downstream from the dam. I 
thought for sure I would be the only person crazy enough to be out on 
day like this, but I was wrong. I came across a man wearing waders, knee 
deep in the river, fly fishing. As I trudged by, I mumbled some comment 
about us being crazy to be out on such a cold day.

He laughed. "It's a wonderful day," he said, and his eyes sparkled when 
he said it.

I've thought about that encounter many times since, because his response 
reminds me so much of God. Even though everybody else is complaining, 
God is having the time of His life.

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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