You just have to love Facebook, don't you! Okay, maybe you don't HAVE to, but seriously, theres's some great stuff there. Yesterday, I was checking out my page, and I saw this quote:
Talk about having one of those 'wow' moments! Then I was reading the Bible, in Hebrews 11, and once again, there was that 'wow' moment. How many times have I read this chapter - often called the 'faith chapter' - and thought, "great stuff", yet totally missed what God wanted me to read! And what is that?
Hebrews 11:40
For God had something better in mind for us...
And you're probably saying, "And?", right! Right! Well, in context, this passage is saying (and I quote from my New Living Translation Study Bible): "These mighty Jewish heroes did not receive all that God had promised because they died before Jesus came. In God's plan, they and the Christian believers (who were also enduring must testing) would be rewarded together." What does this mean? That we must have faith - enduring faith - that sees what will be despite what is. If we have this faith, then we can endure whatever life throws our way, knowing that God is there, and God has a plan. Just like a teacher, who is there for the student during the test yet doesn't give the student the answers, God is there for us in our trials, and doesn't give us the answers until it's over. Frustrating? Sometimes. But if God always told us everything, then we wouldn't need faith, would we!
And... we know that the pain WILL end. Okay, maybe not as fast as we wish, or as much as we wish, and pretty much always not as we wish, but it will end. That's because God IS there in the midst of what we are going through, because He loves us so much He wants the very best for us. Sometimes this 'very best' means taking the long route, but think of driving - it's when we take the detours that we see the very best scenery! God is just giving us detours, so we can have the very best He has for us.
- How is your faith today?
- When was the last time God had you go through something you didn't expect? Did you feel Him near? Wonder where He was? How did it end up?
- Isn't it time you just had faith - trusted in God - so He is able to do what He wants to do in and with you?
God wants the very best for you - know that!
God is with you when life sucks - know that!
Just 'cause He's quiet doesn't mean He isn't there...
God has something in mind for you...
SOMETHING BETTER...
PRAYER
God, help me to feel you when things just aren't going right. Help me to know you when life just isn't doing it for me. Help me to trust you through all that happens in life.
Amen.
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