God's Blessings

God‘s Blessings
In football the quarterback calls the play for a pass. The receiver is to run to a certain point where he is to catch the ball. If the receiver goes in a different direction chances are he’s not going to catch the ball.
So if we are going in a different direction than what God has set out for us we don’t receive the desired results. But if we go where we are told and do as we are asked we will be rewarded.
A loving father does not reward a child when he does wrong. Instead he waits until the child has learned from his error and returned to what he should be doing. The father of course still loves the child and provides for the child’s needs, furnishing the child with a way to return and accept his full favor.
As a child there were more than a few times when I did not do as I should. And believe it or not I was disciplined. But the love and support was always there. And I knew at anytime I could return from my rebellious way and be welcomed.
When I grew and had children of my own and they to sometimes would do things of which I did not approve. I never with held love or anything else they needed. They were however limited on the luxuries they enjoyed such as television, phone calls and visits with friends as well as other special privileges. When they understood what they were doing was wrong and was not good for them, all things were restored to them.
As a good Father, God does not withhold His love from us, but He does not bless us for doing wrong either. It is only when we learn to truly obey God that we can see how truly blessed we are.
So instead of asking “Where is God‘s blessings” maybe we should be asking where are we.
Carl A. Gooch ~ 10 December 2008