June 5: SOMETIMES WHEN WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER, GOD SENDS US A FRIEND.

Affirmation: Just because the water is calm, doesn’t mean they’re aren’t alligators.

This is a reminder to be wise and discerning.

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Reading for Today

Walk in Grace. Live in Love. by Bob Goff

                     June 5

SOMETIMES WHEN WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER, GOD SENDS US A FRIEND. 

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. PROVERBS 19:20 

When I was younger I owned a yellow truck that you'd be generous to call a clunker. I was pretty neglectful of the maintenance needs, especially changing the oil. It actually became a kind of game to see how badly I could treat that bucket of bolts and see how long it ran. I was kind of hoping the engine would burst into flames while I drove down the highway. How cool would that be? Because I was always driving with the strong possibility I'd soon be hitch­hiking, there's a special place in my heart when I see a driver stranded on the side of the road, smoke billowing around them while they look at the engine, probably for the first time in their life. 

While they're guessing which thing is the engine and which one is the radiator, a wave of relief washes over them when the friend they called twenty minutes ago slows to a stop behind them, yellow lights blinking. Instead of pulling out the oil stick or banging something with a wrench, all they needed was someone with more knowledge to help.

The same is true for many other problems we face in life. We think we need to become an expert on a given topic to figure out how to solve a problem when all we really need is someone else to come alongside us. It's true when we need to fix a car, and it's true when we want to understand grace. Sometimes when we're looking for an answer, God sends us a friend. 

What problem are you facing that you need help with?