Author: Robert Robles, Sr.
As I was staring out our back kitchen window, and as I saw the snow melting, God began to melt my heart. God began to place some thoughts in my mind and in my heart. Our house felt cold without the electricity and the central unit being off. We have been without water for the past three days. The plumber who was supposed to come yesterday to fix the broken water lines did not show up. So the broken water lines are still broken; the house is still cold; and sometimes when the power is off, we sit in the dark and are hungry.
But as I stared out the window, I thought, “how many of those living under bridges, or standing at a street corner with a cardboard sign, saying ‘I’m hungry.’” How many of those staring outside my window looking in, would rather be inside where I am, even with no water, even with no electricity, even as cold as it is inside my house. My conditions to them is better than living under a bridge, surviving in freezing temperatures, alone and hungry.
We are going through an unprecedented winter. Could it be for us to recognize how good we really have it? How many basic things in life that God provides do we take for granted? The fresh water we have to drink and take our daily showers. The light switch that we flip up to have light in our house. The food that God places on our table every day. The breath in our lungs.
I believe God has allowed this unprecedented season for a reason. It’s time to take note of the many blessings God has bestowed upon our lives. Father, God, forgive us for being negligent in not recognizing how blessed we really are.
I’d rather be inside my cold, dark house looking out, than being on the outside looking in.
Written on February 17, 2021
Robert Robles Sr.
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