Learning From Puppets???

So after running sound the last two nights for the puppet ministry conference at church, I am reminded that God will speak to us through what ever we let him, just ask Balaam. To fill anyone who may not know Balaam, he is the guy that was on his way to curse Israel, when his donkey turned and talked and chewed him out. Give it a read in Numbers 22. So the opening Friday night they did a puppet skit about an old prospector and his donkey. The prospector never struck it rich, but he did not let it get to him even when his shovel broke. It was not totally about getting that big find, but about Joy in the journey. It was about all the little victories and the time he spent with his friend, aka the donkey; remember they are puppets so everyone talks and is a friend. It is great how God sometimes remind us of the simple things sometime.

This week I have been trying to get escrow money back that I had to put up for flooring when I bought my house. Well the lawyers office does not realize that when someone calls, you can call them back. What makes this an even bigger deal is that this money is needed to pay for a plane ticket for the missions trip to Cambodia. Anyways it has been a battle all week to get up with them, and their office is an hour out of town so it is not as easy as just driving over there. It started really bugging me Friday after the close of business because I am now holding up buying the plane tickets for everyone.

Well the first skit was cute and a nice little message that we all need sometimes, but it was the closing talk that smacked me again. The gentleman, Mike, had a student, Josh 10, come up to help him. Now he began by asking Josh if he trusted him, Josh's reply was that he was not sure yet. Josh was then showed a spring loaded rat trap all ready to get what ever gets in the way. Mike took his pencil and tripped the trap showing how it worked. The pencil had a nice little indent in it from the trap. Mike then began to rest the trap and asked Josh if he came with anyone trying to get him to point to his friends. Once Josh pointed at his friends, Mike asked to use Josh's finger and move the trap under his hand. Josh being a smart 11 year old pulled his hand back. Mike once again asked Josh if he trusted him, he got a no this time. Mike explain that sometime we may be in a situation that is scary, dangerous, or upsetting, and that God will be there to take care of us. Mike told Josh that what we don't always see is that God is always looking out for us and is there to protect us. He then showed Josh that when he was resetting the rat trap he disconnected the spring so Josh was never in any danger at all. The only thing that hindered Josh was not trusting Mike.

How many times are we held back by not trusting God, forgetting that he will take care of everything, include lawyers you don't call you back?