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Wednesday... It is really hard sometimes.


Wednesday... It is really hard sometimes. 

It really can be and it can be hard to understand but life is built upon decisions we make and many times there are consequences that goes with those decisions. But as Christ's followers we must see that there is a light ahead in this tunnel of life that we are living in.

The Psalmist writes in Psalm 91:1-2 (NLT), "Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. This I declare about the Lord: he alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God and I trust him."

I remember once when I was young and we were on a trip to somewhere and I woke up and found that we were in a tunnel but I wasn't afraid because my dad was driving our car and I trusted him to get us out. Now we were in that tunnel because of the choses he had made but he also knew the way out. He had a map that showed him where to go.

Now we may have struggles and tunnels and difficulties in this life but it is not the end.

Verse 28 says, "When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble, I will rescue them and honor them. I will reward then with a long life and give them my salvation."

And we need to remember this. Peter in 2 Peter 3:8-10a says, "But you must remember this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day. The Lord isn't really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief." 

Verses 13-15a says, "But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God's righteousness. And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight. And remember, our Lord's patience give people time to be saved."

Yes, our troubles can come because of our choices but they also can be used by God to show that he can use them and take you through them and that he has a plan. It really is hard sometimes but there is also a reason for them and a reward is ahead. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning


 


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