“Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.” Psalm 121:4 NKJVLast week I was driving to work and was waiting at a light to make a left turn when all of a sudden two police cars came speeding through the red light, missing a lady who was driving through the intersection by what looked like inches from my perspective. At that instant of watching all of this happen I started thanking God, thanking Him for saving the woman’s life, thanking Him for stopping an accident, and it got me thinking. We thank God for the times when we have a close call that we can actually see how God saved us from it. What about all the times we don’t see with our natural eyes what God has done? So many times in life we have complained and gotten angry at God when something bad happens in our lives, in the lives of those we love, in our communities, in our country, and in our world. We are angry about all of the atrocities committed, we say “Why God, why did you let that happen?” But have you ever stopped to think about what didn’t happen, the things God has been working on behind the scenes to do in your life. I bet there has been countless times where you could have died, that you didn’t even know God saved you from. Times when your boss was thinking of firing you but God changed their heart. Times when your spouse thought about leaving you, but God changed his/her heart. Times when your kids were out there messing around and God saved their lives. There are so many bad things that could have happened to us that God has prevented, but because we don’t see those things with our eyes often times we don’t think about how God is always working on our behalf. So next time something happens in your life that you consider a bad situation, don’t focus on the negative, instead thank God for all the unseen times that He has worked in your life.
Tracy Houston
Kingdom Vizion Ministries
www.kingdomvizion.org
