For Consideration

December 30, 2012


"Consider the lilies of the field how they grow; they toil  neither do they spin."
     - St. Matthew 6:28


During one period in my life when my daughters were much younger I was having a
rough time.  I often felt so overwhelmed.  .One day on a field trip to the grocery store...just me and the shopping cart, I stopped to
consider the bell peppers, the green ones.  I picked up a particularly healthy pepper and
held it just staring at it.  I was fascinated by the beautiful deep green.  It was as though I
had never seen a bell pepper in life!  Well, truth be told I had never really stopped until
that day to really consider the bell pepper.  I put the pepper in my cart and moved along to
the potatoes but the pepper had my attention the entire time I was in the store. 

I began to think "Girl, God made that bell pepper. He took the time to color it a beautiful shade of green."  The Lord took great care in coloring the bell pepper.  I then thought: "He didn't have to do it but he cared enough to." 

Peppers are often used to add flavor to recipes. The Lord in having me consider the pepper
that day years ago.added flavor to my life that lifted me out of a slump. I was reminded God cares about details including each detail in my life.
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I said thank you God for the bell peppers.   I starting talking about my bell peppers
experience and the discussion would evolve into thankfulness for bright yellow bananas and deep orange oranges.

Thankful hearts are sometimes stirred in mysterious ways.

Consider this, no matter what, God has his eye on the situation.  He does not slumber.  He does not sleep.  One scripture says that "he has given the garment of praise for the spirt of
heaviness."

For your consideration.  Don't forget about the bell pepper!

God Bless!

Sis. Stephanie D. K. Tyus