My daughter was recently diagnosed with an ear infection. Typically no big deal but this was the third one in as many months. Since it's the same ear, her doctor thinks that it just has never fully healed, so she prescribed a stronger dose of antibiotics in hopes of kicking it for good. Unfortunately, my daughter hates the taste of the stuff and, last night, it was an all-out war to get her to take it. Pleading, kicking, screaming, fighting...it was awful!
Reasoning with her just didn't work. As much as I tried to tell her that it was for her best, or that if she didn't take it things would get worse, or that it would eventually help in her healing ... in the mind of a child, all she knew was that she didn't like it and couldn't understand why Mommy and Daddy would force her to do something so "horrible".
Sometimes in life, God allows circumstances in our lives that we don't like. We become so focused on or consumed by how much we don't like the circumstance, that we can't simply trust God. Instead of pleading, kicking, screaming, or fighting, try to remember that He is in control and has your best interest in mind. Take your situation to prayer with an open mind and open heart. Sometimes what we initially believe to be so "horrible", may be the very things that God uses to bring us what we need the most.
