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--- Begin Message ---WHAT A MISERABLE LIFE! "And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it; and His anger was kindled;." Numbers 11:1a What a miserable life! I don't like to get up when the alarm goes off. My children take too long to get ready for school. They make so much noise and I wonder why 'they can't do better and they just don't listen.' I wish my spouse would think like me. Why do I have to go to work, and why do I have to clean the yard, wash the dishes, wash the clothes and vacuum the carpet? I'm sick and tired of picking up behind everyone and tired of cooking when I don't feel like it! I'm not thankful for my life. I don't like my weight and I'm not very fond of the clothes I wear. My hair is not doing what I want it to do, and my shoes hurt my feet. I surely don't feel like going to the market today, standing in line after working all day long. Why isn't this house big enough to have some privacy. Why is this house so big; it is too much to keep clean. My church is so big I feel lost in it. My church is so small everyone knows your business. Why do I have to get up on Sunday morning anyway to go to church when that is the only day I have to rest? Why is my money so low? I work and try to keep the bills paid, but the more I work, the more bills we accumulate. Why do people always call me when I'm busy? I don't have time to talk on the phone. And why is everyone so needy? There is always somebody asking me to do something. I'm not thankful for my life! Why doesn't God answer my prayer? I have been praying for the same things for years and it seems like He is not listening. Can't He see what I am going through? Doesn't He care what I am facing? What kind of life is this? I used to think and speak all of these complaints, until me spouse left, one child died and the others moved away. I lost my job, and the people who used to 'bug' me with their calls, stopped calling. As I sit in this nursing home, I often think about how wonderful it was to clean up after my family; how nice it was to have an opportunity to watch my children go through their many stages. I often think about how good it was that I was able to go to work everyday and make money to pay the bills; it was good that I was able to cook for a family who would sit and enjoy the meals that I prepared for them. I remember how I was able to go to church and hear the choir, listen to the Word and feel the love of those who wanted to know how I was doing. I reminisce about how people would call on me for help and how purposeful my life was. I recall the time when I had hair and I was actually able to comb it. Wow those were the days. I wish I had known then how blessed I was. I wish I had been thankful then for what I have now lost. What a shame it is to have so much, but not realize it until it is all gone! What a wonderful life! Whatever you are complaining about, there is always someone who would switch places with you! "In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." I Thess 5:18 A Bondservant of Christ Rev. Toni-Brooke Brown, Pastor God's Storehouse 18301 John R Detroit MI 48203 313 867-1234 If you would like to have your name removed from this listing, please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and type 'remove' in the subject box If you would like to have your name added to the listing, please visit our website at www.Gods-Storehouse.org and sign up for the Daily Devotional or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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