“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6 NIV

Every once in a while I get the opportunity to play the part of handyman. Asked by friends if I knew an electrician who could replace an electrical circuit breaker, ‘I said yes… me!’ Apparently the breaker had been tripping, cutting off the electrical supply to the water pump. The problem? They had no water! Grabbing my electrical tools, I set off as an electrician!

It’s not like I’m an EXPERT! But I’ve done plenty of electrical work in my life, being taught by some pretty smart people. The only difference between electrical work and any other kind of work is the penalty for making a mistake…or being careless. I had no plans for either.

When I got to the house, there was a mix up as to which breaker it was and a different brand of breaker than what we had, but after a trip to the store, the new breaker was installed, reset and CLICK!!! It TOO, tripped off! Which meant that it WASN’T the circuit breaker after all. Following the logic, I had to grab another handyman hat and became a combination electrician/plumber! Unfortunately…or fortunately, I have experience in THAT area too!

I grew up poor. When I got married, I STAYED poor. Subsequently I HAD to learn how to do things for a living AND to do things for myself. Problems, education and experience are great teachers that, over time, tend to make one wise. I knew there was a possibility that the breaker was fine and that something else might be causing the problem. It turns out that it was the water pump!

In my Christian walk I have experienced this same kind of problem MANY times. Times when I THOUGHT there was something wrong with 1 thing, only to discover that it was something else entirely. Starting out with Jesus, I OFTEN had the bad habit of blaming most problems on HIM for letting things break down in the first place! Not on ME! It was SO naturally human, and easier, to blame the electrical supplier (Jesus) and not the pump (me)!

In the words of Clint Eastwood, of Dirty Harry (a movie) fame, “a man’s GOT to know his limitations!” I know mine. And water pumps do not fall into my area of expertise. Pretending to know something that I don’t ALWAYS causes me bigger problems. The BIGGEST lesson I have learned, and proven, in my life is that God is ALWAYS good, loving and faultless in His supply to people who WANT to be fixed. Which after all… if you really KNOW Him, SHOULDN’T be so shocking!

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