For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29: 11 NLT
Lord, as I prepare dinner,
I can hear their voices raised against me:
“Oh, no! Green vegetables again!”
My response is ready:
“I am not required to feed you only what you like,
But also what is good for you.”
I am calm, steadfast in the knowledge that I am doing the loving thing.
Yet, Lord, sometimes I also hear Your sigh
As I raise my voice against You:
“Oh, no! disappointment (or suffering, or frustration) again!”
Help me to hear Your reply:
“My child, I give you only the things that are good for you.”
And let me gracefully accept this as proof of Your love.