A
LITTLE BLACK BOX
Dear Family in
One day - an individual
was presented two boxes. The boxes were not much different than most boxes
you have seen, except that one of the boxes was all black, and labeled -
Sorrow. The other box, was all gold, and labeled -
The instructions given
was, every time you have a sorrow, or something is negative in your
life, place that in the black box, and every time you encounter a
blessing, or a joy, place that in the gold box; strange request, but
easy.
The boxes hadn't been
examined carefully, so it was not known what the inside of the boxes looked
like, or how much they would hold. The day already had presented itself with a
great deal of negativity and blessing, so, the individual placed all the bad in
the black box, and all the good in the gold box.
After a time, it was
decided to see just how things were going. The gold box was lifted, but
not without a measure of difficulty, but when the black box was lifted,
there was no weight at all. This seemed rather strange, because much had
been placed in the black box, nearly every day.
Curiosity presented
itself, as it always does, and upon opening the black box, it was found to be
quite empty; this was strange. Examining it further, it was found to
have a rather large hole in the bottom. Nothing was ever seen falling out
of the box, so what was going on?
The more thought that was
given to the situation, the more curious this person became. One day in prayer
time, God was presented with the ultimate question. Why? Well, God
explained it this way. "The
Gold box is full beyond expectation, so that you might see just how blessed and
joyful your life is. Your joy and your blessings far exceed your sorrow,
and all that seems so bad and wrong in your life. When you place the
things in the black box, it was expected that you would leave it in the
box and let it go. The reason the box is always empty, is because all
that is placed inside comes right through the bottom and is now here with me. I
will handle, and take care of all that is negative, for you."
Folks, we have erred
many times in our walk, because we have elected to say "Lord, I give it all to you" and yet insist on hanging on
to it, just so we can have something to complain about. Human nature
seems to enjoy Pity Parties. If we don't have something to complain
about, feel bad about, making others feel bad so that we have plenty of
sympathy, we are not happy.
Our church now has on a
stand in front of the Altar, A black box. Perhaps we need to
immediately put a black box in our homes, and begin to use them.
An old hymn of the church
says, "If the world from you
withhold, all its silver and its gold, And you have to get along
with meager fair, Just remember in His word, how He feeds the little
bird, Take Your Burdens to the Lord, and LEAVE it there.”
I am learning more and
more to do this, and it does work!
God Bless You.
In His love,
