Faith - The One Year Devotions for Moms

Faith

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

Romans 8:28

Bob, would you please baste the turkey with the broth on the stove?” my mom called downstairs to my dad. “I’ll be down in a few minutes.” It was Thanksgiving morning, and my mom was preparing her scrumptious recipes for our family gathering.

When my mom came downstairs, ready to work on the lime-pear salad, she took the lid off the pan of pear juice. “Why is the pan empty?” she wondered. Quickly lifting the lid off the other pot on the stove, she discovered it was full of turkey broth. Uh-oh. Now my dad was in trouble. He had basted the turkey with pear juice.

“Did your mom ever ask your dad for help in the kitchen again?” you might ask. Yes, she did. The turkey our family ate that year was the tastiest and best-looking turkey we’d ever had. What began as a mistake and a disappointment turned out to be a new family tradition. Now I baste my turkey with pear juice every year.

I’m reminded of other incidents in my life that included more serious disappointments, losses, or pain. At the time they made no sense to me, and my predominant thoughts were, How do I get out of this situation? How can I get this pain to stop? or Surely nothing good can ever come out of all this! But I have seen God use those difficult circumstances to accomplish good things in my heart, and I have been encouraged to trust him more. As my friend Wanda says, “God does things in his time; and sometimes he even allows us to see the fruit of what he’s doing in our time.”

Faithful Father,

Thank you for the variety of ways that you work out your purposes in our lives. It’s encouraging to know that you work them together for good. Amen.