You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Psalm 23:5
My hubby has taken over science class for the boys and he’s bouncing off the walls with enthusiasm because he’s so passionate about what he’s teaching. I have to tell you that I’m enjoying it too because it sure takes the pressure off me having to figure out all the experiments!
I didn’t want the hubby to feel like I abandoned ship though, so the other night I decided to help encourage real world application. I took a bottle of Gatorade and dropped it onto the basement floor letting quite the stream flow out. Fine…maybe I was just being klutzy! Anyway, I called for help and that hero of mine came running to my rescue. He didn’t even get annoyed; he got excited! WHAT? He really did conduct an experiment with the Gatorade flowing on the basement floor.
Whether it was the devil knocking that bottle out of my hand or not, God already had a plan for the mishap. He took care of me and my cup certainly did overflow to a fun teaching moment.
The next time you feel like things are going wrong, recognize it really could be the devil trying to irritate you and make you leave God’s presence by leaving His peace. Just say, “Nope, my table is already prepared. See all the good stuff? I’ll just walk around the mess you’re trying to use to detain me so I can quickly reach that table that overflows with God’s love.”
