Yesterday, my best friend and I were getting food in the dining hall around 12 PM, when she fainted. I went with her to the hospital and spent five hours in a cold, tiny hospital room. Luckily, my boyfriend and his roommate came by to entertain us with fake British accents and McDonald Hamburgers. We later found out that she is anemic and her low iron levels is what made her faint.
But will I tell you, when she fainted and our friends huddled around her, there was this random girl who (honestly) annoyed me. To illustrate, she kept going off: "I have diabetes- give her something to drink." However, a paramedic that was on the phone said not to give friend anything, not even to eat or drink.
This random girl then said, "Well that's stupid- you're should still give her something."
Honestly, as much as I hate to admit it.
I act like this random girl sometimes. Perhaps often.
Perhaps we all do.
God is an all-knowing being, kind of like a paramedic at times. Yet, we act like this random girl and think we know everything. When really we don't...at all.
We tend do what we want to do. Not necessarily what God wants us to do.
In Judges 6, The story of Gideon is found.
In 8-10, the Bible states: "He sent them a prophet, who said, "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians. And I delivered you from the hand of all your oppressors; I drove them out before you and gave you their land. I said to you, 'I am the Lord your God; do not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you live. but you have not listened to me."
Even after god rescued the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, proving how much he cares for them. The Israelistes still went on to disobey Him, doing what they thought was best. In a way, giving someone who fainted something to drink after being told not too (see the connection?).
However, has God's guidance ever steered anyone wrong?
Sure, at times it feels like the world is against us when we do make the right decisions. However, God is always with us- being a Paramedic that knows the proper care for every situation, whether we faint while getting lunch or twist our ankle from walking down the stairs.
In 13-14, Judges 6 says:
“Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about when they said, ‘Did not the LORD bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has abandoned us and given us into the hand of Midian.” The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?”
I don't know about you, but I do question what the Lord tells me what to do sometimes. Especially when they don't seem to make sense, at all. So, what did I start to do for my best friend- I prayed. So did another friend. And, so did another. We prayed together.
Judges 6:15-18 continues on with:
"The Lord answered, "I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive."
Gideon replied, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, give me a sign that it is really you talking to me. Please do not go away until I come back and bring my offering and set it before you. And the Lord said, "I will wait until you return."
Even in disparity the Lord is always with us. In the end, God did as He promised and saved the Israelites, not just once, but twice. As well, God has saved us through Jesus.
God was with my friend and while the solution seemed "stupid" (according to the random girl), if we were to do what she wanted: the results could have been worse.
Trust the paramedic, our God, Father, Abba- He won't let you down!
Have a blessed day,
<3 KM
