Over done?

This morning my reading had a bit of Job's story as a reference. That man had it all taken away and he was made to suffer throughout with boils.

Overdone?

My friend and I made a soup and it sat in the crockpot a little longer than it should have so it turned more into a chili than soup.

Overdone?

People killing each other, forcing authorities to place entire cities on lockdown.

Overdone?

This is the world we live in. Sometimes it doesn't quite make sense in the here and now but in hindsight it will.

For all the three scenarios above, my answer is NO!

Job's story had a beauty of its own. All of his experiences gave each one of us a story and an example to look to about perseverance and humility and long-suffering.   Most of all, Job never stopped trusting in God.  Through it all, God was still Job's ally.

The soup that turned to chili? Something comforting in a hearty chili on a cold and rainy night.  The spices were just right and the entire dish pulled itself together while cooking. Beauty that initially I might have refused to see, now is more than evident. Why? Because I changed my perspective. Praise Jesus it is edible, right? In this case its edible and comforting.

As for the lockdown?  Authorities are completely in the right.  Those heartless people who have gone on this rampage? Utterly insane! The authorities who have to put their lives on the line? Heroic beyond words. Who wins? Who loses? At the end of the day, I want to venture to say, everyone loses a part of their peace,  a part of their sanity and part of their feeling of safety.  New Yorkers will never return to the same place they were at before 9/11 but they have fought through it and Boston will do the same. In the long run, if even one person comes to know Jesus as his/her Lord and Savior then some good came of it all. Personally,  I would want another means to bring people to Jesus, but God uses all means.

In the end of it all, I see how we can take something that makes no sense, that seems overdone and turn it around for the better.

One thing I know for sure,  Jesus is never overdone.  He is never out of line or out of style.  God, Jesus and The Holy Spirit will always be reliable, accountable and most of all The Truth.

Love God and the rest will follow...