The
Lord took me to a place where there was a bucket filled with water. Floating on top of the water was a
cork. The Lord told me to watch the
cork. The He told me that as long as
the water remained calm both the cork and the water were both at total peace
with themselves and with each other.
Just then the Lord lifted one side of the bucket and let it drop
suddenly. As I watched the water
splashing and in great turmoil the Lord told me to keep my eyes on the cork. The Lord told me that even though the water
surrounding the cork was in total and utter chaos the cork remained calm and at
peace with itself. He pointed out to
me how the cork was not trying to fight against the water nor was it attempting
to control how the water reacted to being dropped. It is at total peace with itself and the water that surrounds it
bobbing up and down as it rides on top of the water.
Then
the Lord looked me in the face and He told me that this is the peace our Father
gives to each and everyone of us. This
is the peace that surpasses human understanding. We are like the cork and the world around us is like the water. When the world around us is calm it is at
peace along with us. However when
something happens to toss our world into utter and total chaos we are to remain
calm and at total peace within ourselves just like the cork. We are not to try and fight back against the
world nor are we to try and attempt to control it. Then just as the water eventually calmed down and once again
became still and at peace so to will the world around us.
No
matter how violent the water gets the natural laws of gravity will eventually
always win out over the water. So too
no matter how violent the world around us gets the natural Laws of our Father
will eventually win out over the situation and they too must submit to His
will. Just as gravity controls the
water so too Our Father controls the circumstances and situations that arise in
our lives. Therefore, we are to trust
only in Him and believe totally with all of our hearts that He and not we
ourselves are in total control of everything.
When we learn how to trust in the Lord and to rely totally upon Him for
everything we become like the cork bobbing up and down riding on top of the troubled
waters that surround us. We are at
total peace with ourselves and within ourselves and most importantly we are at
peace with our Father God.
Shalom Please Back
