Problems.... Oppourtunities

John 2:3, 7 NIV:
When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”

Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water” ; so they filled them to the brim.

Everyday that God gives us comes with its peculiar situations and circumstances. We wake up everyday and discover that most of the things that worried us to sleep the night before have been replaced by newer ones. Challenges come, situations arise, difficulties show up on our life's journey but what makes the difference is our attitude and our ability to see these problems as oppourtunities for God to solve great mysteries through us.
There was no more wine in the wedding attended by Jesus. The mother knew the ability of her son and came to tell him of the dire situation. Jesus' response is instructive: even though it wasn't time for me to ask, I will do something. We all wait for perfect conditions to do 'great' things for God, forgetting that it is the little mundane things that bring glory to God. I don't have to wait for a lifetime opportunity to impact lives; I must find grace to do it on a daily basis as I pass through this life.
Jesus could have ignored his mother's request, afterall, it wasn't the right time, but in the real sense, there are no 'perfect' conditions for showing forth God's glory; it is seen and appreciated through the little acts and thoughts that we show to others as we reflect the living love of God to a dying world.
As we live our lives from day to day, we must see problems as oppourtunities and seek to glorify God in them. God usually does not keep us from trials; he takes us through them so we can appreciate his power and grace and bring glory to Him. Our strength cannot sustain us; our wisdom cannot last the distance; only the grace of God and his abiding presence and power can take us through the season of lack and disappointment into his season of abundance and breakthrough.
I must walk and work with God as he seeks to impact the world through His Word. See setbacks as oppourtunities for distinction; see the oppourtunity in every difficulty. Keep holding on, God isn't going to let you go. His purpose in pain will be manifested and his glory will be made known through the sufferings. Hold on, his time of favour is here.