A Chance

Teach us to make us of the time we have.
Teach us to be patient even as we wait.
Teach us to embrace our every joy and pain.
To sleep peacefully, and to rise up strong.

(Janet Sullivan Whitaker - In Every Age)

I personally loved this song ever since the first time I heard it. Partly because of the tune, but most is from the lyrics.

Isn't it just what every people need? Patience, perseverance, acceptance, and a good night sleep.

It's interesting how God never give us what we asked directly.
We asked for patience, He never gives it.
We asked for perseverance, He never gives it.
We asked for acceptance, He never gives it.

He never gives us courage, but chance to be courageous at times we are afraid.
He never gives us forgiving heart, but chance to forgive those who wronged us.
He never gives us patience, but chance to be patient to wait.
He never gives us perseverance, but chance to persevere at troubles.
He never gives us acceptance, but gives us chance to accept things we have.
He never gives us friends, but gives us a chance to be a friend.


Maybe sometimes we wondered, why He didn't give us the thing we needed, instead, he gives us the raw material. I think, it's to make us abundance in things that we asked Him.
Imagine, if we asked for one fish, and if He gives us one fish, we'll end up with just one fish.
But if He gives us a fishing rod, we possibly ends up with thousands of fish.

Now that He already gives us the chance, can we take it? And after we took it, can we keep it?

Maybe the Lord bless you and keep you.


A friend,

TonZzZ