When I Am Forced to Do the Dirty Job

[S] 2 Samuel 6:10-11 --
10 And David was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD into the city of David with him; but David took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.11 Thus the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and all his household.

[O] There is always someone who has to do the dirty job and here we see Obed-edom was that guy who had to take in the ark of the LORD after Uzzah was killed instantly by touching it (for a good cause).  Would I have volunteered to house the ark?  No.  So Obed-edom probably was assigned to park the ark in his driveway without much choice.  However the result of his doing that turned into God's blessings for his whole household. I am also thinking of Simon of Cyrene who was forced to carry the (physical) cross of Jesus.  Even though he had no idea who this "criminal" was that he had to help carry the cross, but in the end there was no one else who can claim what he had done -- what a blessing that must have been for him.

[A] God allows these moments of being "forced to carry the cross" of others to mature my faith so His glory would reflect off my life.  As I am going through a medical challenge in our family, I am just "forced" to cling on to God's word daily.  I knew this was something I needed to do but not until God put me in this current situation I am actually carrying it out more diligently and desperately.  I cannot readily see the "blessings" outpouring from the situation but whether that really happens or not I will not give up on pursuing Him not because things make sense but because my heart tells me this is the path He desires.

[P] Dear Father, I thank You for putting me in this situation to stay on course of trusting Your mighty power of omnipotence and healing.  I will not deter from fixing my eyes on this course to know that You are allowing things to happen in order to reveal Your wonderful glory and I just need to cling on to that.  I praise Your name now just because of who You are.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.