It’s hard to see God’s hand in everything. Through the good times, through the bad times, through those times of silence or waiting. Is He really there through it all? Every morning my kids and I have been going through a devotional series that essentially walks us through every major event in Biblical history, recalling and recounting the stories of some of our favorite heroes of the Faith: Joseph, Abraham, Noah...the list goes on.
All of these men of faith had very different stories, but there is a very clear and common theme that runs through them all: that God had a plan for each of them, even through years of barrenness, or of waiting in the desert, or through years of being misunderstood and even imprisoned...through those hard years or the years of waiting...God was working out His greater plan. And eventually all of these men would see that powerful plan play out. I know we all have these seasons.
This year especially many of you have been challenged, beaten down, you’ve experienced real loss of loved ones or the loss of jobs. It gets confusing when things feel like they are spinning out of control. My reminder to you today is that God is still on His throne. He knows. He’s there. If you can’t see the way, ask Him to show you. If you’re having a hard time trusting right now, ask Him for faith. Reach out to friends and ask for prayer. It’s normal to feel lost sometimes. It’s normal to question when things aren’t going the way you thought they would.
Take a deep breath and understand that your God will be faithful to you the same way He was faithful to those saints of old. Let their stories encourage your heart today, my friend. Look around, and see His hand in everything. “Now Faith is being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we do not see.”
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