WE HAVE IT GOOD!
As a child growing up in Antigua, I always wanted to experience a hurricane. I would often hear my parents talk about a 1950 hurricane and felt as though I was missing out on something. Well on September 17th, 1989 Hurricane Hugo gave me my first taste of what it is like to go through a hurricane. That experience taught me that you must be careful what you wish for and that there are some experiences in life you can do without. Half of the roof on our family house went flying during the storm and water came pouring in wetting just about everything. Living through the storm was scary at times. But it was life afterwards that was the tough part. Basic necessities like electricity and having clean running were things that you now had a better appreciation for. Now when I look at the news and see the overwhelming devastation that Typhoon Haiyan has brought to the people of the Philippines, there’s one thing I can’t help but say to myself – WE HAVE IT GOOD! And that’s our FF for today – WE HAVE IT GOOD!
November 30 signals the end of the Atlantic hurricane season and thankfully thatÂ’s just a few days away. In the scheme of things this has been a relatively quiet year for us in this part of the world. Our lives and properties have been speared the ravages of one of natureÂ’s most destructive force. Certainly WE can agree that for 2013 we can say WE HAVE IT GOOD! We only have to look at the extent of the devastation in parts of Philippines to realize just how GOOD WE HAVE IT. There are families who still canÂ’t account for their loved ones; dead bodies lying around waiting to be buried; entire villages and communities wiped out; people who survived the storm now struggling to stay alive; hungry, naked and orphaned children now having to fend for themselves; disappearance of everyday infrastructure like roads and bridges; and the list goes on. How bad is it? IÂ’m sure itÂ’s worse than what WE see on our TV screens. So when you see just how things are for the folks in the Philippines, what is there for us to really complain about? Think again! WE HAVE IT GOOD, really GOOD!
So our cupboards may not be full, but WE HAVE IT GOOD if WE still have cupboards that are not totally empty. WE may have family members who have been very ill for some time now and the forecast may not look too promising, but know that WE STILL HAVE IT GOOD. For even though the situation may look serious, at least We can still see, talk and touch them. Things on the job may not be going as expected but WE STILL HAVE IT GOOD if thereÂ’s a job that WE can go to each day. Do you have to deal with daily stressors, like making it through rush hour traffic, having annoying neighbors, or owning an old car thatÂ’s not running properly? Though these can all seem like major issues, when you look and realize that in the Philippines an entire city or village has been wiped out and people have to start rebuilding their lives from nothing then you know that WE HAVE IT GOOD!
So today life may not be perfect but when WE consider all that God has provided for us and what WE have and compared ourselves to others who are suffering in unthinkable ways then all WE can say is, “thank God because WE HAVE IT GOOD!”
Mikie Roberts (Rev)
HereÂ’s the link for the blog. Join in the discussions.
http://moravians.net/serendipity/index.php?/categories/1-Friday-Focus
So our cupboards may not be full, but WE HAVE IT GOOD if WE still have cupboards that are not totally empty. WE may have family members who have been very ill for some time now and the forecast may not look too promising, but know that WE STILL HAVE IT GOOD. For even though the situation may look serious, at least We can still see, talk and touch them. Things on the job may not be going as expected but WE STILL HAVE IT GOOD if thereÂ’s a job that WE can go to each day. Do you have to deal with daily stressors, like making it through rush hour traffic, having annoying neighbors, or owning an old car thatÂ’s not running properly? Though these can all seem like major issues, when you look and realize that in the Philippines an entire city or village has been wiped out and people have to start rebuilding their lives from nothing then you know that WE HAVE IT GOOD!
So today life may not be perfect but when WE consider all that God has provided for us and what WE have and compared ourselves to others who are suffering in unthinkable ways then all WE can say is, “thank God because WE HAVE IT GOOD!”
Mikie Roberts (Rev)
HereÂ’s the link for the blog. Join in the discussions.
http://moravians.net/serendipity/index.php?/categories/1-Friday-Focus
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