Agradecendo Pelas Pulgas
Autor: DEUS É FIEL | Publicado: 2011-02-11T02:02:00-08:00

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"Regozijai-vos sempre. Orai sem cessar. Em tudo dai graças;
porque esta é a vontade de Deus em Cristo Jesus para
convosco" (1 Tessalonicenses 5:16-18).


Corrie Teen Boom, em "Lugares Escondidos" relata um
incidente que lhe ensinou um grande princípio. Ela e sua
irmã Betsy acabavam de ser transferidas para o pior campo de
prisão alemã que já tinham visto, Ravensbruck. Ao entrarem
no alojamento, verificaram que estava infestado de pulgas. A
leitura das Escrituras, naquela manhã, lhes orientava a
estar sempre alegres, a orar sem cessar e dar graças em
qualquer circunstância. Betsy disse a Corrie para
interromper, por instantes, a leitura da Palavra para que
orassem agradecendo a Deus por cada detalhe naquele
alojamento. Corrie, a princípio, recusou-se a agradecer
pelas pulgas, mas Betsy insistiu. Finalmente ela concordou.
Durante os meses que passaram naquele campo elas ficaram
surpresas pelo fato de poderem manter as reuniões de oração
e estudo da Bíblia sem a interferência dos guardas. Somente
muitos meses depois elas ficaram sabendo que os guardas não
entravam naquele campo por causa das pulgas.


Muitas vezes,aquilo que nos parece ruim e motivo de grande
tristeza e frustração, pode ser, na realidade, uma grande
bênção para nossa edificação e crescimento espiritual. Deus
tem Sua forma de agir e, sempre, o que faz é para o nosso
bem e para nossa felicidade.


O que precisamos compreender é que "todas as coisas cooperam
para o nosso bem" e que precisamos ter os olhos espirituais
abertos para entender o propósito de Deus em cada situação.
Nem tudo que julgamos bom é o melhor para nós e nem tudo que
achamos ruim pode se traduzir como fracasso. Às vezes, são
os momentos mais turbulentos de nossa caminhada que nos
levam, verdadeiramente, ao regozijo das grandes conquistas.


Você costuma reclamar das "pulgas" que enfrenta? Talvez elas
sejam a maior bênção de toda a sua vida.