Captain Murphy

Captain Edward A. Murphy is quoted as saying, "Anything that can go wrong, will." We call this statement Murphy's Law, which is a good one. I think the biggest thing about Murphy's Law is to make us aware of all the possible things that could go wrong so that we can try to prevent them. However, even when we do our best, things still go wrong.

I had one of those weeks last week that it seemed that I couldn't get out of my own way. Every time I turned around, I was in the midst of some other mess up and having to back up and regroup; it happened time and again last week. I am grateful that I didn't take anyone else down with me.

While all this was going on, it seemed that I was chasing my tail trying to catch up and fix things. I was running around like a lost mongoose and accomplishing NOTHING. Then, it occurred to me that what I really need to do was pray. So, I start praying about the situation...

Today's word is an old quote from Allen E. Vartlett, which says, "Seven days without prayer makes one weak."

The less time we spend in prayer, the more time we seem to spend trying to make things work. Look, I am a man in every sense of the word. When things aren't working the way I think they should, I am going to do everything I can to fix it. What I really need to do, however, is spend some time praying about it first. I bet if I follow my own advice and pray about things first, I will find that Captain Murphy may have been correct but GOD can make everything right.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T