Colored Windows
Read:
Proverbs 3:1-8
Memorize:
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5
How about you?
Do you ever feel that life is unfair? That your parents are unfair? That God is unfair? Each person is influenced by experiences. It's like each one sees things through a different colored glass. When you think you know better than your parents, remember that they've experienced far more than you have. Trust them even when you don't understand their reasoning. And remember that God sees things just as they really are. He knows what's best for you and He is never unfair. Trust Him!
As Alec, Mark, and Beth waited for their father after church, they looked out at the parking lot through the stained glass windows near the back of the auditorium. "I see our car," said Mark. "It's green."
Beth disagreed. "No, it's not," she said. "It's yellow."
"Well," Alec said importantly, "I say you're both wrong. It's blue."
Just then, Dad came up. "What's the big discussion about, kids?" he asked.
"We're talking about the color of our car," explained Alec. "It's blue, right?"
"No, green!" and "No, yellow!" were quick responses from Mark and Beth.
Dad laughed. "Looks purple to me," he said, joining in on the joke.
It was time to leave, so they went out and got into their white car. Dad chuckled. "Okay, kids," he said, "let's think about something. Mark, why did each of us see our car as a different color even though it was white all along?"
"Because we each looked through different colored glass," answered Mark.
Dad nodded. "Right. Each of us had a different view of the car, but we all were wrong. That can happen in other areas of life, too. We think something is a certain way, but we're wrong because we're not seeing it the right way."
"Yeah," said Mark, "it's like those joke mirrors that make you look extra fat or skinny, or all wavy and goofy. You don't really look like that, but it sure seems that way!"
"Remember the time I complained and thought you were unfair and mean for letting Beth and Mark go to a party without me?" asked Alec. "I guess I was seeing you through colored glass-probably black glass-but you saw things as they really were. You knew I deserved to stay home because I hadn't washed the car like you told me to."
"One time Mom warned me that a game I wanted was for younger kids, but I insisted I had to have it, so she let me use my own money to buy it," Beth said. "Mom was right. I think that's called looking through rose-colored glass."
Dad smiled. "Good thinking, kids," he said as he turned into their driveway. "Another thing we need to remember is that God isn't looking at our lives through a colored window. He sees things exactly as they are, and that's why we can trust Him. We know He's always fair."
Trust God- He's always fair