Today Sarah
writes about the difficulties in our lives being firmly under God’s control and how they are being used by Him for our benefit and growth. At first I thought about
keeping my thoughts private as every day during this past week and the next few
are reminders of where we were just one year ago.
One year ago
today I was in a meeting that was key in a series of events that led to a decision
that Robin and I made a year from next Thursday. And as I searched out the
impact of this meeting and the other events, conversations, readings, and even pleadings,
we saw God clearly unfold for us our need to trust Him in taking a huge and
difficult step. This past year has been a series of these steps one after
another as we have continued to seek Him and wait on Him, learning more and
more how important it is for us to rely on Him whether it has been in hopeful
anticipation or for strength in disappointment.
During this
season there have been plenty of times when I wanted to panic and think of ways
to take things into my hands in order to speed God along. But the reality also has
been that there was nothing more that I could think of to do that would accomplish
this. It truly has been one of those seasons where He has been and continues to
be our hope. And I am thankful that He has given Robin and I an enduring peace
as we have waited on Him. We truly do not know what the future holds, but as a
dear friend who called me today reminded me – we know who holds the future.
Thank you Neva.
Today in
“Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young (5/10)
Do not
resist or run from the difficulties in your life. These problems are not random
mistakes; they are hand-tailored blessings designed for your benefit and
growth. Embrace all the circumstances that I allow in your life, trusting Me to
bring good out of them. View your problems as opportunities to rely more fully
on Me.
When you
start to feel stressed, let those feelings alert you to your need for Me. Thus,
your needs become doorways to deep dependence on Me and increasing intimacy
between us. Although self-sufficiency is acclaimed in the world, reliance on Me
produces abundant living in My kingdom. Thank Me for the difficulties in your
life, since they provide protection from the idolatry of self-reliance.
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