Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding….
I am a big fan of understanding things—why things work like they do, why they work out like they do. For me, understanding is often the first step to acceptance. But that is not the way of faith. Faith often for me is saying, “Lord, I do not get what is going on here AT ALL, but I know You love me. You’ve got me. You are in control. This makes utterly no sense to me, but it somehow fits into Your plan for me. I hate this, but I love You and I trust You.” This trust and acceptance has been a long road and is not easy, but God is good. Always.
Daniel 3:17-18 “…our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”
Of course, it is harder for me to trust Him when the path is dark and dangerous, terribly frightening, and heartrendingly sad, but He asks me to trust Him then, too. When answers won’t come, when everything is going wrong according to my plans, when loss upon loss upon loss adds up and the rain keeps beating down, it is so much harder to praise and trust, and yet, for me, there is no alternative. I believe in a loving, sovereign God. I believe in His goodness and mercy. And, therefore, I cling to Him, trust Him, praise Him, even when life makes utterly no sense.
Romans 8:37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
Lord, Thank You for this day and for my faith, which has grown and matured with every blessing and heart break. Thank You for the ability to cling to You, to love You, to praise You, even when my heart is broken and I don’t understand. Thank You for being bigger and more sovereign than any pain and heartbreak of this world, for overcoming this world with Your love and mercy. Draw me closer. Amen.
1 John 5:4 For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.
Have a blessed day.
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I am continually blessed by your heartfelt devotions. God intricately threads truths I need to hear in each one. Today I received the devotion as I was talking to one of my children. I was able to read to her as she drove. It spoke volumes. Love and blessings be yours today and always.
Thank you, dear friend. That God can use my struggles to encourage others is a blessing. Knowing that I am not the only one struggling is also a blessing. YOU, sweet friend, are an additional blessing! God is so good. Always. ❤❤❤