Number Four
One evening I was hurriedly fixing supper. I placed an
instant rice bag into the microwave and set the timer for 90 seconds. Not
paying attention to it, I proceeded to take the meat from the oven. I turned
just in time to see the bulging bag ready to explode. I had forgotten to vent
it! I quickly pressed on the stop button and grabbed the puffing bag. However,
when I set it on the counter and gently squeezed it, it deflated without an
explosion. Whew! Relief!
That incident reminded me of how our temperaments can
build with increased pressures of everyday life. We might not reach our boiling
point in 90 seconds like a bag of rice. However, over time with unfulfilled
dreams, strained or lost relationships, selfish desires, financial concerns and
other numerous burdens building inside of us, the pressure becomes too great
and we find ourselves about to explode to whoever is nearest.
Perhaps just as an unvented bag of rice can be deflated
with a gentle touch, we, too, can be calmed by a gentle word. The pressures of
the day can be lifted if we trust in God and genuinely release our concerns to
Him. Seeking solace in His Word as well as from believers who trust in Him might
prevent us from reaching the boiling point.
“Cast
your burden on the LORD, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the
righteous to be moved.” Psalm 55: 22.
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