dealing with the unknown

We are not in control. It is like this hurricane we have been talking about and waiting on. Who knows where it will go or the path it will take or it’s severity. What we do know is that we cannot and no one can control it.

Dealing with the unknown is tough. This is where worry and anxiety seem to get the best of us.

We have to make a choice to let God be God and for Him lead us through. If we wait for the right moment or the perfect situation, we will never make a move. In fact, faith is an exercise in uncertainty because by faith we admit that God is in control. We are not. It gets easier to deal with the unknown when we confess that fact.

Here are some verses to help us in dealing with the unknown:

Hebrews 11:1 nlt

Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.

Hebrews 13:6 nlt

So we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?"

Helper. Confidence. It is all connect to Christ. It is connected to what we believe about God.

Romans 8:38-39 nlt

And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Be convinced that God is real. Be convinced that what the Bible says is true. Be convinced by faith that God will do what He has done in the past. We are His kids, and His love for us is deep, real and unchanging:

Romans 4:21 nlt

He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises.

We cannot control we storm, but we can control how we deal with it.

NOTE: some of this was first shared in February of 2008

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