This morning I decided to start my Sunday off at the gym. I usually like to workout in the afternoon, but I felt really energized when I woke up so I figured why not! I started out with my arm workout which consisted of using the different weight machines. I listen to my ipod during weight time and then when it's time for cardio I watch the tv.
Since I'm not usually there on Sunday, I didn't know what was on at 12pm so I decided I'd just watch the HGTV channel cause seriously what isn't good on there? :) I find the treadmill that is perfectly centered in front of that tv and look down to see a sign that says OUT OF ORDER. I was bummed, but I just moved over to the right ( since the left was taken). I start the treadmill up and plug my headphones in. I look up and I am now in front of the TBS channel which had a movie on. ( Score!) I thought, " eh this won't be bad to watch after all," and realized it was Evan Almighty. It might be cheesy and not that good to some, but I really like that movie.
As I am at an incline of 15 and a speed of 3mph, feeling the burn might I add, I have been on the machine for 15 minutes now. My mind is tricking me and telling me you have done enough just finish, but I know I can do more. The movie returns and grabs my attention. Evan's family has decided that he is a crazy man and can no longer take the chaos so they leave him to go to his mother in law's house. In the next scene, the boys and their mother are sitting in this restaurant watching the latest about their Dad/Husband building this ark while listening to people bash him verbally. The boys leave the table while the mother debates what to do next. God aka Morgan Freeman ( lol) comes up to her and strikes up a conversation. She reveals that Evan aka NYC Noah is her husband. God says he loves that story. She asks for advice and he tells her powerful information. He says, "When you pray to God for patience, does he give you patience or does he give you an opportunity to be patient? When you pray to God for courage, does he give you courage or does he give you an opportunity to be courageous? When you pray to God to bring your family closer, does he fill you up with a warm fuzzy feeling or does he give you an opportunity to bring your family closer?" The answer ladies and gents..... He gives you the opportunity.
I have seen this movie numerous times and I have never caught that part. God spoke to me. He may not have spoken to me to where I could hear him, but God shows us he is there for us in ways we can't explain sometimes. I know I often pray to him for things such as focus, determination, less stress, etc. As I heard the scene in the movie it made me think for a second. It took me back to the times I prayed for focus before a test or patience to not yell at someone who erked me the day before. I realized God didn't give me those things he gave me the opportunity to be focused, patient, etc.
Friends and family take a second to think back to a time you prayed for "things" and try to think if he truly gave you those things or gave you an opportunity. Remember to continue to pray for eyes that see the best in people, a heart that forgives the worst, a mind that forgets the bad, and a soul that never loses faith in God.
Happy Sunday Everyone!
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