Saturday... We don't always really understand.

There are times in our life that things happen and we hurt, we hurt because we don't always see the potential good in it. We only see the pain, the bad, but as we live through it and look back on it and see where God had a different plan that we did not understand but we then see that it was good, very good.

There is an occurrence over in Matthew 17:22-23 (NLT). Jesus was with his twelve disciples, It says, "After they gathered again in Galilee, Jesus told them, 'The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies. He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.' And the disciples were filled with grief." And I'm sure that we would too if we had spent three years of our lives following this man and listening to everything he said and watching everything he did. No way was his being killed good news but that wasn't the end of what he said.

I remember the time that Margaret, my wife came home and told me that she had a new boss and it was not a good thing. It was a very difficult time for Margaret This boss was not good news but it wasn't the end of the story. Margaret needed a bad boss in order for her to start looking for another job. And she found the job that she is in now that has made such a difference in our life. There was good in the bad.

The bad news we hear sometimes is good news when God is a part of our life. And maybe what you are going through in your life right now has a good side to it. That is so many times the way God works.

Sometimes we feel like David in Psalm 13:1 where he says, "O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way?" He then says in verse 3, "Turn and answer me, O Lord my God. Restore the sparkle to my eyes or I will die." And that is definitely sometimes the prayer that we want to pray.

But he goes on in verses 5-6, "But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you rescued me. I will sing to the Lord because he is good to me." Even in what we see as bad, there is good. That's how God works.

The disciples didn't really understand what Jesus said. They were basing their grief on what they did understand. He said that he was going to be killed and in no way was there good in that. They just didn't understand what 'on the third day he will be raised from the dead' really meant. That was the reason why he had come to earth, That was the purpose of his living and his dieing. And that was going to change the world and change them.

Here is the key, "But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you rescued me. I will sing to the Lord because he is good to me." And he is the same God that these disciples served and he really loved them and he really loves us and he knows what he is doing. And I will trust in his unfailing love.

Yes, we don't always really understand but we can really trust in his unfailing love and that he is good to us even in what we are going through right now. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

Tuesday... It is so worth it. It really is!

Tuesday... It is so worth it. It really is! Look at this, Proverbs 5:21-23 (CEV) says, "The Lord sees everything, and he watches us closely. Sinners are trapped and caught by their own evil deeds. They get lost and die because of their foolishness and lack of self-control." That is true of so many. Now look at this, Luke 15:1-7 says, "Tax collectors and sinners were all crowding around to listen to Jesus. So the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses started grumbling, 'This man is friendly with sinners. He even eats with them.' Then Jesus told them this story: If any of you has 100 sheep, and one of them gets lost, what will you do? Won't you leave the 99 in the field and go look for the lost sheep until you find it? And when you find it, you will put it on your shoulder and carry it home. Then you will call in your friends and neighbors and say, 'Let's celebrate! I've found my lost sheep.' Jesus said, 'In the same way there is mo

Tuesday... Let's be smart.

Tuesday... Let's be smart. Proverbs 12:16a (CEV) says, "Losing your temper is foolish." It really is. And it is so hard to take it back. That is not smart. There are always consequence when we lose our temper and they are usually not good. Think of the last time you lost your temper at home, at your kids, at your spouse, at your pets. at your life, at where you live, at where you work. There are always repercussions and they are not good. The New Living Translation says, "A fool is quick-tempered." The Message says, "Fools have short fuses and explode all too quickly." The Amplified Bible says, "The [arrogant] fool's anger is quickly known [because he lacks self-control and common sense]." It just is not a good thing. is it? But then the rest of this verse, this proverb (CEV) says, "ignoring an insult is smart." It really is. I have striven in dealing with people to give them a benefit of doubt. They didn't mean that, they

Friday... But, can be such a beautiful word.

Friday... But, can be such a beautiful word. It really can be life changing. Look at what Paul writes in his letter to the Ephesians. In 2:1-3 (NLT) he says, "Once you were dead because of your many sins. You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil - the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God's anger, just like everyone else." There it is, there it is. That is the way we are living or have lived. Dead is a definite word of finality. At least the devil thought so and maybe you do too. And then verses 4-5 starts by saying, "But", that beautiful life changing word of opportunity even though we are dead. Yes, we are subject to God's anger, "But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even t

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