Devotional 4-2-11

A part of my morning routine is working the Sudoku puzzle that is in the newspaper. “They” say that the activity keeps our minds sharp. It sounds so easy –just get nine numbers into the correct boxes- but if they are not in the correct place (box), the result affects all nine boxes which make up the entire puzzle. Just like our lives, when we put just one area of our life in the wrong place, our entire life does not feel right, and in fact things just don’t go the way we want them to go, and then it is difficult to put the puzzle pieces (our lives) back in order. What do we do? Fortunately we do have a guide book to help us through these problems, and the answers are included. How good is that? But there is more. We have another guide. We have not put the puzzle pieces in the right places, we are in trouble. We can talk to God about this problem. Time goes by, and we do not get the answer that we want. Has God forgotten us? Did you ever look back and realize that his answer to you was no. I have. You did not get the answer that you wanted. Sometimes as you reflect on events you realize that no was the best answer. It was hard to realize at the time. Or perhaps you did not do your part in helping a thing to happen. God wants us to be proactive and positive. We cannot expect God to do it all. That is why he made us with abilities that we might use them- to solve the Sudoku puzzle or to be a positive force in our world.

Matthew 9:27-29 As Jesus left the house, he was followed by two blind men crying out, ”Mercy, Son of David! Mercy on us! When Jesus got home, the blind men went in with him, Jesus said to them, “Do you really believe I can do this?” They said, “Why yes, Master!” He touched their eyes and said, “Become what you believe.” It happened.

Marilyn Holleron