God's choices and my response

Sometimes, as followers of Christ, we can act like rebellious two year olds.

 

"I don't want to do that!"

 

"Why do I have to do this"?

 

"Why can't I do that?"

 

"No."

 

I was reading today of an umpire named Babe Pinelli who once called the great baseball player Babe Ruth out on strikes.

 

When the crowd booed with sharp disapproval at the call, the legendary Ruth turned to the umpire with disdain and said, "There’s 40,000 people here who know that the last pitch was ball, tomato head."  

Suspecting that the umpire would erupt with anger, the coaches and players braced themselves for Ruth’s ejection.

 

However, the cool headed Pinelli replied, "Maybe so, Babe, but mine is the only opinion that counts."

 

We as Christians need to realize that God’s judgment is the only one that counts and resist the temptation to argue over disappointments.

We need to rely on God’s sovereign choices for us regardless of whether they seem popular or not at the moment.

And maybe, just maybe, when God sometimes says in response to our objections to His will for our lives by saying, "Because I told you so," we need to listen - and obey.

Just a thought for a Tuesday.