A Servant's Heart
God's Sovereignty {
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God never ceases to amaze me when He answers my prayers. Not that I don't believe I will receive an answer. It's just the way He does it, the person at that point in time that He uses. I think to myself sometimes, is God using me now that at a later date, maybe even years, what I am saying or doing is going to help someone else? I ask myself that because I have benefitted from others following the prompting of God to write something or say something that I needed down the road. My wonderful dad who is now entering the late stages of Alzheimer's wrote in large letters on a piece of paper about 5 years ago: No matter how bad things are, God is still good and He is in control. What a beautiful gift my dad left me. That piece of paper is now on the front of my refrigerator for me to look at every day. The way things are in our household these days, while I know those words in my heart, at times my head needs to hear it! I'm not going to go into the details, but some things happened between my mom and my daughter tonight. I'm sitting here in my chair later, crying and praying asking God why? Why do these things happen and how much longer am I to endure them? I just cannot understand. I hadn't read my Dr. Charles Stanley devotional today and someone kept tapping my shoulder saying , you need to read it, you need to read it. Come on, read it now. Come on...so I pulled up my mail and opened it up. The title? David: A Picture of God's Sovereignty Ok God. Thank you for giving me a 40 by 50 neon blinking sign to answer my prayers. It was all about trying to understand why God allows adverstiy in our lives. How God continued to spare David and thru that David learned that God was providing for him and protecting him every step of the way. I loved this part: Those of us in similar situations should ask, Do we believe God is in control? If He's not, then who is? In other words, if life events are random and without purpose, then who do we turn to in our trials?
I need to try to sleep so I will leave with the verses from the devotional: Psalm103:19-22 19The LORD has established His throne in the heavens,
I hope everyone has a beautiful day tomorrow and know that no matter if you've been praying for the same thing over and over and you think that God is never going to answer you, He will. At times it is soft as a whisper and other times it is so loud!! In Him who reigns for ever and ever! amy The devotional in it's entirety: Sometimes it's hard to understand why God allows adversity. In the midst of a personal tragedy, the Lord's sovereignty may seem to be impractical and unrealistic theology. But Romans 8:28 says God works all things together for the believer's good. David's writings show the importance of trusting in God's sovereignty, no matter what. Sometimes it's easy to think of biblical writers as perfect, almost Christlike figures. But David's life was full of adversity, temptation, sin, and forgiveness. When he ran for his life from King Saul, God spared him. When he yielded to temptation with Bathsheba, God spared him. When his son attempted to take David's throne, God spared him and kept him as king. In all of these unfortunate circumstances, David discovered God was protecting and guiding Him every step of the way. God used him for extraordinary purposes, despite his human failings. These experiences taught David to fully trust in the Lord's sovereignty. Those of us in similar situations should ask, Do we believe God is in control? If He's not, then who is? In other words, if life events are random and without purpose, then who do we turn to in our trials? In 1 Chronicles 29:12, David says God rules over everything. His hand strengthens everyone. Have faith in the Lord's ability to strengthen you with His sovereign hand. You may not always understand His reasons. But you can surely trust His purposes. { Post a Comment } { Last Page } { Page 5 of 17 } { Next Page } |
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