“Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful IN all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Jesus, the Messiah.” 1Thess.5:16-18 OR “If I belong to Jesus, God wants me to always BE joyful, to never stop talking with Jesus about everything, and to be thankful in all circumstances. God’s will for me as His child is that I always talk with Jesus about everything, and that I find the joy of Jesus of always being with me in the middle of everything, and to be thankful with every incident and situation that I find myself in.”
I have horses. The horses are purposely trained with a training course that is specifically designed for each horse. One of the horses currently being trained had a trauma where one of his legs was broken when it got tangled up in a rope. He now has a lot of “rope” therapy training so that he can get over the fear of ropes and lassos. Elsa, another one of my horses, is the most frisky and loves to show off and be the clown of the rodeo with all of her carrying ons. And who do we pick to give lessons to a new 6 year-old child? Elsa ….. She has been trained to realize that she gets the most attention and is picked for every new child who arrives for training. She goes from being a clown wanting attention to totally calm with each new child she meets. The training didn’t come easy for her, but she reaps the rewards of her training.
So, you’re saying I am a horse? ….. Sort of …… As His children, God has me on training courses specifically designed for me to help me mature ……. get past my traumas ……. learn new skills ….. and enter into being the specific person He has created me to be. ……. I will be picked every time because I now have the heart and the skills to be a blessing to everyone He brings my way ……
So, what course am I on as I sit in this traffic jam ……. as I hear someone yelling at me ……. as nothing seems to be going my way …… as I break my leg ….. as I have a heart that has been broken ……
I then remember that the circumstances of this course are a part of my healing and restoration, my trainer, Jesus, is always with me through it all, I can talk with Him continually about it and how I am doing in it all. I can be and am thankful that I am being healed and made whole as I go through the pain of all the training!
And how long does this course take to complete? …… That’s up to me and my Trainer …..