His Appointments
We all have our disappointments. And yet when I look back, I can see our Lord’s hand in them - protecting us, guarding us, keeping us from going down a path that we thought was for sure the way to go.
Even when we say to ourselves and others, “I am positive this is the Lord’s will. How can it not be?”
And then it didn’t go as expected.
I recall the Bible story of Joseph hearing that his engaged woman, Mary, was pregnant. And the child was not his. How greatly disappointed he must have felt? “Why Lord? YOU GAVE HER TO ME!”
How did that turn out for Joseph? For Mary?
We can’t, we don’t, always see the Lord’s hand in our lives. We just don’t have the capacity to carry it, to do it at the time, as He knows and does.
We just have to trust in the Lord’s hands. He said He loves us. Is He a liar?
Thank You, Lord, for the times I didn’t marry that one; I didn’t get on that plane; my event was canceled…and then tragedy occurred exactly where I just knew I was supposed to have been before Your hand stopped me.
We must also realize this life isn’t just about me. So many more are involved. I like the Jewish culture. It isn’t “me”, it is “us.” We need more of that.
His appointments carry us beyond the disappointments. When they come, keep looking for His open door. It is coming. I can promise you that, because He is ALWAYS Faithful.
Now, back to my blueberry bagel. It seems to have more this time. Yeah Lord!
Ahava and Shalom,
Steve Martin in Charlotte, North Carolina
Message #20 in the year of our Lord, April 6, 2026.
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