There are so many things in life that we just don’t understand. There are also lots of things that are out of our control. Difficult times are going to come our way. Let’s get some perspective.
James 1:2-4 NIV
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Think about and hold on to joy when the difficult times come your way. That doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. What does make sense is that there is something or best yet someone who has everything in control when it is out of my control. That same person knows all will be ok when those difficult times seem overwhelming.
The struggle is real. But so is God’s Amazing Grace. It is a must to decide before something happens how you are going to respond. You cannot predict everything, but we can plan and do our best. That is to lean on the one who has control and will get me through.
That is where faith comes in. Real faith is amazing. And real faith is resting in His amazing grace.
We continue a series at church based upon the hymn Amazing Grace, and Sunday I focused on the third verse.
verse 3
Through many dangers, toils and snares
We have already come
'Twas grace that brought us safe thus far
And grace will lead us home
That is only o verse of the song, but that has to be our reality. When the tough times come, we have to have something or someone to hang on to. And that is our God who gave us Himself. He gave us His love and passion to care us though the most difficult times.
Matthew 11:28-30 NLT
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”
May our lives demonstrate the truth of God’s grace.
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