Here it comes

It's snowing again today. We are rumored to be expecting some crazy amount, like 6 inches. I can just see the worthy folks in the transportation department running in circles throwing their hands in the air, exclaiming "What shall we do?! What shall we do?!"
It's beautiful.
Has it occurred to you that the God of Creation already knows what is going to happen in your life today? He is simply crazy about you, so that stuff He has on your agenda is bound to fall into one of two categories. Either it's designed, like surgery, to eliminate something that is hurting you. Or it's a gift, designed to thrill you.
The whole surgery thing really stinks. Perhaps a spanking is a better analogy. If the baby reaches for the outlet on the wall, you smack his little hand, because the sting you cause him is far less painful than the hurt he'll feel if his little, gooey fingers get in there. God does that for you and me, if we are His. In fact, the Bible says that it's proof that we're His; the whole discipline thing.
Then there's the gift part. This is cool. He never, ever gifts me with anything from the tool department from Sears. No, His gifts are always more like Tiffany's. The snow, the sunrise, the boys, my lace, the pink couch. His Presence, His voice....it puts me on the edge of my seat, to tell you the truth. What will He do here today? Something, for sure.