Trials By Troubles

The Bible says: “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” Ephesians 5:18-20 (KJV)

A young couple decided to start their own business. He was an engineer and she was an advertising copywriter. They wound up buying a small salmon cannery in Alaska. They soon discovered they had a problem. Customers opening a can of their salmon discovered that the fish was gray. Sales sagged. Investigation revealed that the problem was a result of the way they processed the fish. “This is a technical problem,”

said the wife, “and you’re an engineer. You have to find a way to fix this.”

A month later, the husband announced that they would have to replace some machinery and make other changes. It was going to take at least 10 months to do the job and it was going to cost a lot of money. “We have to do something sooner than that,” said the wife, “or we’re going to go under.” For the next two days she pondered the problem and came up with this solution: There was nothing wrong with the salmon, it tasted fine. The problem lay in its looks. So, she changed the label on the can. In bold letters, right under the brand name, the labels thereafter announced, “The only salmon guaranteed not to turn pink in the can.”

We, as God’s children, are to thank Him all the time and to thank Him for everything. There are some very bad things that happen to the child of God along with many blessings. So, what is the child of God to do? For you cat lovers: what happens when you reverse your petting of your pet? The cat doesn’t like that so what should you do? Turn the cat around. Understand, the Lord has allowed difficulties to come into the life of the Believer. They are for our benefit somehow so keep your eyes upon the Lord, praise His name, and live by faith in Him alone! 

    Daily Chronological Bible Reading: Joshua 19-21