We live in a difficult day. Through the current pandemic we have been rocked in so many ways, and it goes very deep for our families, our churches, and each of us personally.
Through in the mix there is racial unrest due to the death of a black man at the hand of white police officers in Michigan. My heart hurts for this situation and our world. We are still impacted by so many other things.
That is why I take some time today to remind us to … pray and be kind.
Those two things go a long way. Pray for yourself and others. Pray for the world situation as well as leaders from local, to national and beyond. Be kind to others. Kindness puts things in perspective and even allows you to focus on what really matters.
Titus 3:4-5 NASB
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
Here is a powerful email from Margaret Feinberg, one of my favorite writers. This caught my attention, and I believe it will bless you deep inside!
God specializes in surprise solutions.
The pandemic has pressed many of us into a corner -- in our relationships, marriages, finances, and health. No one is completely unscathed.
I don't know what corner you find yourself in today.
Perhaps you can't pay your mortgage. You don't know where your next paycheck is coming from. You can't be around certain friends right now. Your marriage is feeling shaky. You don't know if school will return this fall or where you will live. You're not sure it's safe for you to go out. You feel lonely, vulnerable, or abandoned.
No matter what corner you find yourself backed in, God specializes in surprise solutions.
Noah was saved by a wooden rectangular box.
Abram was set free by leaving everything he'd ever known.
Isaac was rescued by a last-second divine interruption.
Joseph was kept alive by some meandering merchants.
Elijah was fed by a raven, a heavenly form of Uber Eats.
The widow was sustained by a cupboard full of jars.
David was victorious through a handful of pebbles.
Jesus overcame by death and darkness by the most shocking means, sacrificing his life for ours.
No matter what corner you find yourself backed into, remember God arms are not too short to pull you out. The solution probably isn't going to come in the way you expect or it has in the past.
Rest assured, God has good things up his sleeve for you.
(for more from Margaret go to her website https://margaretfeinberg.com)
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