He Knows My Thoughts

Have you ever felt manipulated , used or taken for granted? I had such a day not long ago, and I felt fully justified in my anger and resentment. On the surface I was performing the task I was told to do but underneath the surface my feelings were a cesspool of frustration threatening to boil over. Had I not done enough already? What about my needs?
Yes, I was in full self pity mode. As I was going about preparing things, I became aware of a song playing in my head… “Make me a blessing, make me a blessing, out of my life , may Jesus shine..”
What?!! “ Not now Lord!” was my initial response. “ Lord you know how tired I am … Aren’t my feelings of resentment justified? “
The song continued….” Give as twas given to you in your need., Love as the Master loves you.”
Well that stopped me short in my emotional tracks. “Oh man, your right Lord.” Forgive me in my foolishness” I recalled how the Lord used many people throughout my life to give of themselves sacrificially to care for me. My anger dissipated rapidly I began thinking deeply about what it means to serve God. It’s so easy to do good when it doesn’t require discomfort, and harder to say “Yes” to Him when the task requires sacrifice of some sort.
I’d been thinking of God’s sovereignty lately and how everything, yes everything that happens to us goes through Him first and He has a plan where our obedience and service to Him is a part of the bigger picture which we often don’t realize or understand.
I love God for teaching me about Himself through practical ways in my everyday life.
Hopefully, I have learned from this simple experience whenever I am tempted to whine about something, May the Lord bring this song to my mind again. .