Just like the psalmist who wrote, "I believed it, so I said it," we say what we believe. And what we believe is that the One who raised up the Master Jesus will just as certainly raise us up with you, alive. Every detail works to your advantage and to God's glory: more and more grace, more and more people, more and more praise!
So we're not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There's far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last forever. – 2 Corinthians 4:13-18 Sometimes life’s storms rage against us. They toss us back and forth, up and down and from side to side. We find ourselves angry, confused and spent. We cry out to the Lord while feeling shipwrecked or broken. Although life once radiated golden rays of joy and hope, now we feel isolated and rejected. When it seems like the storm’s full power is unleashed on your life, the author of 2 Corinthians offers this advice: don’t give up!
It seems like commonsense; however, when you’re facing some of your toughest challenges, commonsense is not all that common. In times like those, we are often ruled by our emotions and our thoughts. In other words, rhyme and reason are no where to be found. Still the bible says that every detail works to our advantage and to God’s glory. This means that every storm, painful experience or annoying event works to our benefit and will of course, glorify the Father. Despite what it looks like or feels like on the outside, we are admonished to cling to hope because the Father is at work. While our circumstances may appear chaotic, on the inside the Father’s grace strengthens, heals and equips.
Remember, today’s problems are like stepping stones to tomorrow’s future. Contrary to popular belief, pain does not last forever. Our circumstances can and will change for the better. Say it with me: my tomorrow is not determined by the outcome of my today. My latter days will be greater than my former days. The psalmist said “I believed it, so I said it.”
There is power in the words that you speak. Satya implores us to speak truthfully. Grumbling, complaining or lashing out at others only accomplishes one thing: nothing. The children of Israel spent forty years in the wilderness because they grumbled, complained and lashed out at Moses (and God). Their example of what not to do speaks loudly for itself.
Don’t give up on yourself and don’t give up on God. Despite the storms that come, know that God’s grace can guide you through anything.
So we're not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There's far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last forever. – 2 Corinthians 4:13-18 Sometimes life’s storms rage against us. They toss us back and forth, up and down and from side to side. We find ourselves angry, confused and spent. We cry out to the Lord while feeling shipwrecked or broken. Although life once radiated golden rays of joy and hope, now we feel isolated and rejected. When it seems like the storm’s full power is unleashed on your life, the author of 2 Corinthians offers this advice: don’t give up!
It seems like commonsense; however, when you’re facing some of your toughest challenges, commonsense is not all that common. In times like those, we are often ruled by our emotions and our thoughts. In other words, rhyme and reason are no where to be found. Still the bible says that every detail works to our advantage and to God’s glory. This means that every storm, painful experience or annoying event works to our benefit and will of course, glorify the Father. Despite what it looks like or feels like on the outside, we are admonished to cling to hope because the Father is at work. While our circumstances may appear chaotic, on the inside the Father’s grace strengthens, heals and equips.
Remember, today’s problems are like stepping stones to tomorrow’s future. Contrary to popular belief, pain does not last forever. Our circumstances can and will change for the better. Say it with me: my tomorrow is not determined by the outcome of my today. My latter days will be greater than my former days. The psalmist said “I believed it, so I said it.”
There is power in the words that you speak. Satya implores us to speak truthfully. Grumbling, complaining or lashing out at others only accomplishes one thing: nothing. The children of Israel spent forty years in the wilderness because they grumbled, complained and lashed out at Moses (and God). Their example of what not to do speaks loudly for itself.
Don’t give up on yourself and don’t give up on God. Despite the storms that come, know that God’s grace can guide you through anything.
©2010-2013 Minister Claretta Taylor Pam, Global Ecumenical Ministries Inc. and Universal Life Church Monastery of Massachusetts. All Rights Reserved
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