I couldn’t
help but laugh out loud as mom relayed the story to me about my little cousin’s
Christmas morning. Apparently as the
six year old began to open up her pile of presents on Christmas day the first
package she came across didn’t quite meet her expectations. “You have
got to be kidding me? BLOOMERS!” the little blonde said in disgust before
she went on to the “good” stuff that was hidden in the rest of the
presents. In case any of you need an
education on Southern lingo, bloomers is another word we use for underwear, or
if you want to get even fancier…panties.
When I thought and laughed about her reaction I could relate. Who really wants bloomers for Christmas? But I know that there are things called
necessities in life and unless something drastically changes in my world I need bloomers. Her parents knew she needed them too, so they
threw them in along with the toys and the fun stuff. In my life there are so many times I don’t ask
God to give me the necessities. If I’m being honest, most of the time when I
ask God for things, I want the “good” stuff!
The exciting stuff! I don’t often pray for my daily bread, for clothes
on my back, and shoes on my feet. I live
in America where those things are taken for granted every day, they are
expected. The fast food mentality, “give
me what I want and give it to me now.” Waiting is not an option.
I have a
tendency to ask for the exciting and miraculous things. Which isn’t inherently bad, there just needs
to be balance. I am to trust Him in all things. Just like a loving parent, God sometimes
chooses to give me what I need not what I want.
He gives me things I didn’t ask for versus the things I do. Just like a child I can become self-centered
and have a “hissy fit” until I can regain my composure realizing God knows more
about what I should have and when, than I do.
He is sovereign, I am not. When I
start getting an attitude problem receiving the necessities from God I know I
need to check myself because I may have gotten too big for my bloomers! Have a great week!
“Every good and perfect gift is from
above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change
like shifting shadows.” James 1:17 NIV
From the mouth of babes.
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