January 8: God Uses Uncertainty To Chase Us Out Into The Open Where We Can Find Him All Over Again
Affirmation: I am loved and cherished.
“Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.”Isaiah 54:10 NIV
“Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.”Isaiah 54:10 NIV
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Ponder, Personalize, Practice: Make this verse personal. I have made this my morning prayer for the last year. It gives me a fresh perspective and keeps my focus on God.
“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.” Psalm 143:8
~~~~~~~Walk in Grace, Live in Love By Bob Goff
January 8
God Uses Uncertainty To Chase Us Out Into The Open Where We Can Find Him All Over Again.
In all this, you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith – of greater worth than gold, which parishes, even though refined by fire – may result in praise, glory and honor when Christ Jesus is revealed. 1 Peter 1:6,7
When we pray, it’s easy to get a little tongue tied. We don’t always know what to say, or how to do it right. But when there’s a crisis, sometimes we turn into world class orators when we pray. We know exactly what we want, right? Whether you’re driving through a hailstorm with your kids in the backseat or going through an unwanted career change with no opportunities on the horizon, difficult things can make us feel small. They make us feel so needy. They help us realize our absolute need for God to help us. These are the moments we find ourselves, whispering panicked prayers as if our lives depended on them – because, in fact, they sometimes do. It would be great if we could recognize how dependent we are in God in the high times, too, when we are healthy or have a little extra in our savings account. But the discomfort brought on by fear and uncertainty in our lives can become blessings. Here’s the reason why: comfortable people don’t need Jesus; desperate people do.
I heard the other day that a lot of buttons we have to push don’t actually do anything. I don’t know if it’s true or not, but we have all had our suspicions. Like the buttons to change the traffic light so you can walk across the street or the one to make an elevator door close faster. they put those buttons there so we feel like we have some control over our lives, when we actually don’t. We might think we’ve got everything in hand, but the reality is that it’s only an illusion. Here’s the thing: we encounter God all over again every time we are desperate enough to realize we are not actually in charge.
Fear and uncertainty launch us toward God, and He’s always there to receive us when we arrive. When all signs tell us there’s no way out, we find God in the uncertainty and He always makes away. Take confidence in this. Realize you’re terribly needy. It’s a good thing.
What are you feeling uncertain about that you can bring to God in prayer?
January 8
God Uses Uncertainty To Chase Us Out Into The Open Where We Can Find Him All Over Again.
In all this, you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith – of greater worth than gold, which parishes, even though refined by fire – may result in praise, glory and honor when Christ Jesus is revealed. 1 Peter 1:6,7
When we pray, it’s easy to get a little tongue tied. We don’t always know what to say, or how to do it right. But when there’s a crisis, sometimes we turn into world class orators when we pray. We know exactly what we want, right? Whether you’re driving through a hailstorm with your kids in the backseat or going through an unwanted career change with no opportunities on the horizon, difficult things can make us feel small. They make us feel so needy. They help us realize our absolute need for God to help us. These are the moments we find ourselves, whispering panicked prayers as if our lives depended on them – because, in fact, they sometimes do. It would be great if we could recognize how dependent we are in God in the high times, too, when we are healthy or have a little extra in our savings account. But the discomfort brought on by fear and uncertainty in our lives can become blessings. Here’s the reason why: comfortable people don’t need Jesus; desperate people do.
I heard the other day that a lot of buttons we have to push don’t actually do anything. I don’t know if it’s true or not, but we have all had our suspicions. Like the buttons to change the traffic light so you can walk across the street or the one to make an elevator door close faster. they put those buttons there so we feel like we have some control over our lives, when we actually don’t. We might think we’ve got everything in hand, but the reality is that it’s only an illusion. Here’s the thing: we encounter God all over again every time we are desperate enough to realize we are not actually in charge.
Fear and uncertainty launch us toward God, and He’s always there to receive us when we arrive. When all signs tell us there’s no way out, we find God in the uncertainty and He always makes away. Take confidence in this. Realize you’re terribly needy. It’s a good thing.
What are you feeling uncertain about that you can bring to God in prayer?
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