My Basket Was Filled Two Days Later!!

Well, remember when I talked in my first post about my basket not being filled and how I pouted and acted like a whiny kid(as my kids would say "want some french cries with that waaam burger?)? Well, my husband made the greatest observation and heard something apparently I had chosen not to hear either subconsciously or because I was trying to figure out where in the church that sound was coming from(I don't have a long attention span at all, guys), but he said on the way home as he was patiently enduring me, "honey, you know their baskets didn't get filled on the first day either, the preacher said it was after three days". Well, dang, how did I miss that!? I went to my friend Pam's house for her monthly Bible Study and what do ya know, she says, "I had a word for you from the Lord Sunday but I didn't have a chance to give it to you but I will give it to you now". I wanted to strangle her!! I said "You kept my basket from being filled and made me have a bad day!" Now, in reality ya'll, was SHE really to blame? As much as I would like to say that she was, it was still me. Still my distrust in Him even after I had seen Him "part the waters" and "speak to mountains" in my life again and again. Timing is everything and He thought it best to tell me Tuesday and not Sunday. Was He being mean or cruel to make me wait and make me wonder and doubt? Nope! He was just being the loving Father that He remains to be knowing that He must do what is best for me even if I pitch a fit. (Has anyone ever noticed that God will not talk to you or pay you any attention if your are throwing a pity party? He always waits for you to come to yourself before He listens...lol). Could it also be that He was just testing me to see how I would react if He withheld something from me that I was asking for? Guess what? Not to hard to see I will have to take that test again. I made a "C" at best. Aren't we all glad you can never fail a test with Him? You get to take it as many times as it takes you to pass it. Hope I make an "A" this next go 'round! I wonder why sometimes it is so hard to trust? But then again even King David said in the Psalms 30:7 "O Lord, when you favored me, you made my mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed." Even for him, trust didn't come easy unless he was standing on solid ground. The slightest removal of God's hand and it threw him for a loop!! So striving to trust Him more daily and surrendering our heart till there is nothing left of us but the God inside of us is the best He knows we can do and you know what...He thinks that is A-OK!! Ya'll have a good one and we'll catch you on the flip side!! In the mean time, keep praizin' Him like crazy! Dance out your clothes if you have to and don't worry one bit about your audience. The only audience you have to please is the One Upstairs!! Nothing else matters!