He’s Got This!
TGIF!
Whew, so thankful for the weekend! Grab your coffee and come on in for our
Faith-Filled Friday.
You will
keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in
You. —Isaiah 26:3
Life can
seem unbearable at times. Physical pain, difficult decisions, financial
hardships, the death of a loved one, or shattered relationships threaten to
engulf us. All of these thing can leave us plagued by doubts and when we are
plagued, we may even find it difficult to pray.
We become
so overwhelmed by chaos that we lose sight of God’s will. I find myself
thinking "I got this," and attempt to try and do it on my own,
wanting to control situations with every intention to make it better. Well,
Coffee Hour friends, we can't do it by ourselves and can I tell you there is
such a sense of peace we experience when we realize the Lord has already taken
care of everything. He’s got this!
I know for
me, recently I've had so many moments where I felt like "what the
heck!?" “How/why is this happening to me?” I love the Lord; I follow Him
and I try my hardest to show the love of Jesus to others. Yes, I fall short, A
LOT! And thank the Lord for His grace. But why on earth isn’t His love enough?
Why do I find myself thinking about how I’m
going to handle this situation? I start looking to the left and right instead
of keeping my eyes on the Lord.
I had such
a revelation. The Lord wants me to trust Him even through the low valleys in my
life because if I can trust him through them, He will bless my obedience and I
will soar as if with wings of eagles to the mountaintop. It will be
uncomfortable and yes, it will be hard, but God continues to prove His
faithfulness in His promises for me, for us. I/we just need to trust him!
I'm sure
you have heard the story in the Bible of Peter walking on the water. I love
Peter because he reminds me of myself a little bit. He is quick to act, often
without thinking. He shoots off his mouth when discretion may be the better
choice. Peter understands failure. After all, he denied Christ. He experienced
forgiveness, and he has the joy of being used greatly by God on the day of
Pentecost. Peter preaches the sermon that leads 5,000 people to join the
church.
Jesus
didn't die for perfect people; He died for imperfect people like you and me. He
wants our obedience; He wants us to trust His will for our lives even when we
go through difficult seasons.
When it
comes to trusting Jesus, what keeps you from getting out of the boat? What
keeps you from daring to trust Jesus? Today I want us to dare to trust Jesus
completely.
I John4:4, "the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the
world." If we focus on the problems then we will loose sight of the one
greater than anything!
Love,
Breanna
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