THE UPPER ROOM DEVOTIONAL 9TH JUNE 2025, MONDAY MESSAGE
Read The Upper Room Devotional 8 June 2025 written by Cindy Lee (England, United Kingdom)
TOPIC: The Right Conditions
Today’s Reading
Proverbs 3:1-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. – Proverbs 3:5 (NIV)
“Sorry, Cindy, but the compost you were going to use is unsuitable,” the school custodian apologized. “The sunflower seeds will die before they have the chance to grow.” Disappointment and frustration flooded me. The children and I had been looking forward to planting our seeds during our lesson, but we would have to
wait for some fresh compost to arrive. Instead, the children drew pictures of sunflowers and wrote facts about their life cycle.
A few days later, when someone else was covering the class, I was able to plant the seeds with individual children. It turned out to be a calmer experience than trying to teach and plant seeds at the same time.
I thought about how often I have prayed for a goal or dream and wondered why God didn’t answer my prayer at that particular time. The truth, I later discovered, was that the conditions were wrong and I wouldn’t have been able to grow as a person on my journey. If the circumstances aren’t right, our dreams and hopes, like the seeds, can fail. Sometimes God calls me to trust, wait, or even change direction completely. I have to trust and obey God. It is still a learning process, but I know with God’s help I can improve.
Today’s Prayer
Creator God, your timing is mysterious but perfect. Help us to trust and wait for your guidance. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Thought for the Day
I will learn to trust and follow God’s timing.
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