Today is Wednesday, December 5th, 2012; Karen's Korner #2458
Our headlines in the Fort Dodge Messenger yesterday said, "T-shirt weather".
The article went on to say that Iowa is experiencing temperatures over 60 degrees which are 20 - 25 degrees above normal. .A guy from the National Weather Service stated the reason is 'southerly winds bringing warm air from the south, a lack of polar air from Canada."
That would have to be a good thing, wouldn't it? Nothing falling on our heads? No need to get out snow shovels?
While it is nice to live through, it might not be a good thing overall! Again one of experts in the story said, "There's few chances of precip out there, but no storms on the horizon......we continue to run below normal precipitation and the drought continues."
This made me think of other things in our lives which we 'might like', but not be good for us! And maybe other times, when we don't like going through something......and it might be the very thing that is a good opportunity for God to use in our lives!
Must be why God tells us to 'always be thankful' (I Thessalonians 5:18) and 'all things make together for our good if we love God and are fitting into His plans" (Romans 8:28). From our limited perspectives, we aren't always sure what is a 'good thing' and which things are 'bad for us'.
God knows; we don't!
God, thank You for the sunshine and for the rain. We tend to enjoy one more than the other, But we know that we need both in order to survive and thrive. Same is true for lots of other things which come into our lives. Help us to be thankful. Help us to see things from Your point view which is much wider and longer than we can see. Thank You just for today! Amen.
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