It was raining heavily, the breeze was sparing no one either... Out in the cold, one could see a red branded umbrella sticking out like a Tomato in the middle of the lagoon; however, under that umbrella was ME!
Remember those umbrellas, where half of the irons have bent into very awkward positions, so, it's hard for you to close them without having to struggle, and when you open them, it's only one side that looks normal, the other half looks quite epileptic, so, if that bad side is at your back side, your whole back would be soaked....This was my predicament. Then, to worsen the case, I am trying to close the main gate, with the wind pulling the gates and the umbrella, all at the same time... trust me, it was not a funny one.
I finally close the gate, and I am walking into the house when I hear "Pim, pim" outside the gate, I can pretend not to hear, but it seems the driver doesn't want to let go of the horn, so, I hear it in a more consistent pattern, "Pim pim", "Pim pim pim".... Well, do I have a choice? I walk back to the gates(NOTE: with my jallopy umbrella), back to the struggle: Wind vs ME(Round Two), I win *yaay*...The gates open, the vehicle comes in, I close the gates.
She needs an umbrella, well, the house is not far, I can run in the rain, so I hand over my jallopy umbrella(it's not like it was even useful), and this is when I know it was indeed useful. It was as if, someone was beating me, especially, my head...Suddenly, it looked like the house was far, by the time I got into the house, I was wet(it was like all the cold in the world decided to enter my body). I did not wait for anyone to tell me; the next minute, I was wearing gloves, a thick pink sweater, a long thick muffler...You would think I was going for war......
Then, this thought struck me like lightning, I had to pen it down immediately... and here it is: "THANK GOD FOR THE LITTLE YOU HAVE", it's better than nothing. For, I did not value my jallopy umbrella,(even though, it was covering my head and some parts of my body) until, I was left with nothing...
When you are not appreciative of the little you have, it would be taken from you. It could be that #15,000 naira job(at least, there's something coming in at the end of the month) or it could be your annoying spouse(some have lost theirs while some died without getting to meet theirs, you still have yours) or your poor grades(I know of some first class persons that are dead, some died during NYSC, others died few days to graduation)...
I don't know the little you have, that you are still complaining about, EVERY DAY....GOD is saying "STOP IT"! Start to give him thanks for "it", it's definitely better than nothing(at least, from experience), somehow, it's still covering you from some form of shame.
So, the next time, you are about to start complaining or asking God "Why, It's so small", turn your complaints to Thanksgiving, it would do you so much good than harm....#Shalom!!!!
Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus..(1 Thess. 5 vs 18,NLT)
