Funny, Funny Riddle

As John Denver said, "Life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddle ... Thank God, I'm a Country Boy!"


In my life, I often get saddled with questions. When the questions become overwhelming, I feel the doubt coming on. When the doubt gets heavy, my faith starts to shake at the knees.

But then I realize that most of my questions are really just theoretical in nature. Questions about God's nature. Questions about God's motives. Why this and why that.

And then I see the world full of suffering and I stop thinking, and starting thanking!

The Lord has been so faithful to me. Yes, sometimes in my selfishness, I would like my circumstances to be different. I wish I had more money. I wish I was thinner. I wish I didn't have a sinful nature that has gotten me in trouble in the past.

But what about the many blessings he has given me? I did not grow up in a broken home, and my family all lives under one roof. We have our limbs. We have our eyesight. We don't know need wheelchairs. We are living in a safe neighborhood. Indeed, I have much to be thankful for.

When I count my blessings, I can walk easily with a smile.

The Lord promises us His love. And when we can approach Him with the hearts of little children, open and trusting, we can receive that love.

It is not just some power of positive thinking, or the effect of daily affirmations drummed into our minds like some Instant Karma. No, God is not some mix of chemicals inside our brains. He is a person, and He has the power to act in the world outside our being.

When we approach Him for a sign, He gives it to us. If we don't see it, its because we are not really not willing to see it.

Be like a child on Christmas morning. Be expectant. Be glad. Be thankful. Be joyful. For we are able to know Him, and so we are able to know what He built us for.

Thank God, I'm a Country Boy!