They lost hope; all of it. They could not see beyond their darkness. The loss of hope is a needless tragedy. For sure, there are seasons in life, when we enter into the day carrying stress, when we find ourselves in a firestorm of problems, when we become lost in our stuff; however, the outcome is determined whether or not we keep our belief God will provide a way through it all. I am not talking about glossing over the issues which get us to a place of feeling there's no hope or about denying the hard stuff. But. I am saying there is more to the reality of each moment. God is always at work, whether we choose to believe or not.
With God, there is always more going on than what we see, think, or imagine. The thing is . . . we need to shift our focus from the impossible problems to the power that makes all things possible . . . choosing to intentionally connect with God through prayer, His word and community. There's nothing better than seeing God make something new out of the hard stuff, creating possibilities out of impossibilities, bringing all things together for good.
Learning to Kickstart the day looking for the new thing God is doing,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
With God, there is always more going on than what we see, think, or imagine. The thing is . . . we need to shift our focus from the impossible problems to the power that makes all things possible . . . choosing to intentionally connect with God through prayer, His word and community. There's nothing better than seeing God make something new out of the hard stuff, creating possibilities out of impossibilities, bringing all things together for good.
This is what I know to be true: hope, believing God is present and at work, changes the way we live.Consider.
For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland (Isaiah 43:19, NLT).When we are in a place of life which seems too difficult, like a wilderness and wasteland, we need to focus on God making all things new, making a pathway through the wilderness and a river in the dry wastelands of our life, making all things possible. This promise needs to be underlined, memorized, and believed. So. When life becomes impossible, we are prepared to look through it and see the presence and power of God.
I've come to realize it's God's pleasure to make all things possible.Look beyond the stuff of life today, see the new thing God is doing, take the pathway He makes through the wilderness, ride the river He makes in the dry wastelands, believe all things are possible.
Learning to Kickstart the day looking for the new thing God is doing,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)