God's Churning

Homemade ice cream is a perfect ending to Independence Day … actually any day!  Before churns, freezers, and store bought cartons, my grandfather made ice cream in metal ice trays -- a little milk, sugar & vanilla.  What fun it was at "picnic time" (every night at 9:00) to eat his homemade delicacy!

 

God is churning us day-by-day by His Design.  It's a mixture and churning of blessings, trials, joys, and disappointments that bring the Delicacy of His Character in us.  We seem to feel better when we scream, kick, pout, and whine ... until it's over and we realize how much better it would have been to just let Him do His Work in us.  The truth is -- He wants our hearts!  "My son, give me thine heart ... " (Psalm 23:26)  All the ruckus only makes a scene and leaves us discouraged and bewildered.  His Character is developed in us according to His Recipe -- why don't we just let Him do the churning!