So yesterday...Really sucked! Without getting into too much detail and boring you with my personal life, let's just say that the world caught up with my family and I. And this isn't anything unique, it is a challenge to survive in this world for every one in it!
But yesterday was extra hard on both my wife and I. And when things don't work out like you plan, you are left with more questions than answers...
Why is this happening?
Do I deserve this?
It's not fair! Why do this always happen to me?
We tend to play the victim and if we are believers we should know....This is coming.
Trials and tribulations.
You know, the devil isn't after the people in the world. He's fine with things the way they are. He's not going after the blasphemers, the criminals, the prideful...Who is he after?
You. The follower of Christ. We're pretty much the only faith on earth that is prophetically says....We are going to suffer...A lot!
So if you think this Christian walk is going to be easy, let me tell you....It's not. It's funny because when I was in the world, my life on paper, looked pretty good. Plenty of money, lots of 'friends', a fun social life....Things where smooth. But I was never really happy....
And then I gave my life to Jesus. And welp......A decade later lol Things haven't been smooth since. And I really wouldn't change it, because it's toughened me up for sure. Showed me what matters most in this life....
But yesterday, I was tired. Just exhausted from 'trying' to rebuild my life and continue to live for God.
And not only myself, but my wife too. And when she's down and out, I'm SUPER down and out. So we both decided that the best way to combat our gloomy day was....With an open heart and an open bible!
I used to do weekly bible studies, and I found this old list of verses that I did a deep dive in....
Verse by verse, my wife and I found comfort in the words of God and His promises to us. Which should have be blatantly obvious to me, but alas....Pride!
I thought I could figure things out. I thought I had the answers to my own life. I ended up fighting with myself over what I thought was the answer to all my problems when in fact....God laid it out for all of us in his Scriptures.
These verses comforted my wife and I. And we went through our evening devotional together as well while remembering, we can 'fix' our lives. We need to let Christ abide in us and give it all to Him.
Comfort.
And sure, some non believers my say that's great, but I don't need the bible to get comfort....And that's your decision, choice is part of our walk with or without God. But for me, the promises of Scripture give me such peace.
I know how this all ends. The good Guy wins!
And the comfort I have knowing that His will will be done on earth, allows me to see the hiccups and speed bumps in my own life and know everything will work out.
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