I am a Christian, a retired teacher, a mother and a grandmother. I love to read and I love the Lord Jesus Christ! Unless otherwise specified ,all visual illustrations are from the YOU VERSION APP of the Bible.
The verses in Habakkuk have long been a source of encouragement to me, but the author of this short devotional says it well. No matter what mountain we have to go over or emptiness we feel, we can trust God. He doesn’t change and His habit is to save people…from sin, from troubles, from whatever messes we create. Look at what He did for Noah. He took him out of the world that was about to be destroyed and protected him. That is not to say that we won’t have troubles or difficulties, often created by our own ignorance or willfulness. But it is saying that God loves us and will help us in the way that is best for us. Sometimes He changes the situation, but in my experience, most often He changes my heart so I can see things more clearly and lean into Him for help.
With one setback after another recently, including a broken foot that kept us from visiting our son and his family in Maryland, I was whining and crying last night to my husband. What brought on this discouragement? An announcement from Maryland’s governor that one cannot enter his state without a negative Covid test. What?!? I have been looking forward to a visit to my family for months now. We were supposed to go at the beginning of the month, but then I broke my foot and ended up in a boot and can’t manage stairs. So, we postponed it only to have Governor Hogan throw a wrench into the works. Well, I am calmed down now, prayerful and hopeful that God will work things out. I have no idea how, especially since I don’t even know where to go to get a Covid test unless I have symptoms. And praise God that neither my husband nor I have experienced those! So, what will we do? We don’t know yet. It’s in the not knowing that the stress comes in.
Then there is the election that has been called by the MSM and Fox News but not certified by the states. So, in this election cycle, I am still holding fast to my faith that God will work things out. If President Trump in still in the White House, then praise God that He has saved us once more from socialism and leaders who may claim to know God but who perform ungodly acts. Nevertheless, if there is a President Biden, that doesn’t mean that God has lost His power. He is still our firm foundation and will see us through whatever happens in our beloved nation. My prayer is that, no matter what, we will continue to have freedom of religion and speech and will not fear what man can do to us.
Dr. Denison’s forum today was encouraging for me, so here it is for you to read.
And here are the Scripture verses that really stood out to me and touched my heart and mind.
Doesn’t seem very encouraging, does it? But wait….the book of Habakkuk doesn’t end here and our story doesn’t end with the wicked winning along with injustice.I rejoice in the midst of the troubles because God is still on His throne and I am still a Christian, on the earth temporarily, and headed for my real home in Heaven. God helps me to stay on top of things and not on the bottom looking up. Instead, I am on the top looking down at all of the chaos and waiting for God to settle things, in His time and in His way.
May the Lord bless and keep each of you in the palm of His hand, and may you find contentment in His presence. ♥️
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