GOD'S PROVIDENCE
There was once a farmer who,
after a poor crop, complained, �If God would only let me control the
weather, everything would be better, because He apparently doesn�t
know very much about farming.�
The Lord said to him, �For one year I will give you control of the
weather; ask for whatever you wish and you will get it.�
The poor man became very happy, and immediately said, �Now I want
sun,� and the sun came out. Later on he said, �Let the rain fall,�
and it rained. For a whole year first the sun shined and then it
rained. The seed grew and grew, it was a pleasure to watch it. �Now
God can understand how to control the weather,� he said proudly.
Then it was time to harvest. The farmer took his sickle to cut the
wheat, but his heart sank. The stalks were practically empty. The
Lord came and asked him, �How is your crop?� The man complained,
�Poor, my Lord, very poor!� �But didn�t you control the weather?
Didn�t everything you wanted turn out all right?� �Of course! And
that is the reason I am perplexed, I got the rain and the sunshine I
asked for, but there is no crop.� Then the Lord said, �But have you
ever asked for wind, storms, ice and snow, and everything that
purifies the air and makes the roots hard and resistant? You asked
for rain and sunshine, but not for bad weather. That�s the reason
there is no crop.
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The value of persistent
prayer is
not that God will hear us,
but that we will finally hear God.
�William Mcgill
