Happy March 21st!!! Spring is definitely in the air! I hope everyone had an amazing weekend!
This week’s devo is “What in the World is Happening” written by Vicky Bachman Pope! Please take the time to read as she shares with us what is on her heart! I hope you have a GREAT week!!!
What in the World is Happening – Vicky Pope
The world in general is in a state of disarray today. We all know and feel that. But what is happening in YOUR world? Is it problems with health or finances? Is it struggles with thoughts and emotions that no one else knows about? When your world seems to be turned upside down and you feel like you’re just barely surviving, do you wonder how you’ll have the peace and strength to carry on another day?
I think we all find ourselves in that situation at times; but when God sends trial after trial, our faith wears thin and our capacity to cope even thinner. The past few months have brought so many unexpected changes into my life that I don’t even know what “normal” looks like anymore. I used to tell myself, “Take one day at a time,” but lately it seems like I’m having to take just one hour or one minute at a time!
God has been teaching me that dwelling on what has happened in the past or what might happen in the future is usually a waste of emotion and energy. As much as we’d like to, we can’t change the past or know the future. The good news though is that the future is in our Lord’s all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-caring hands.
Why can we not just rest in that? Do we think we can do a better job of figuring it out on our own? Do we think we can fix the problems better than He can? Or do we just prefer to wallow in our misery and seek pity from others? These are all the Devil’s ploys to keep us from being the peace-filled, powerful, and productive Christians God wants us to be.
Don’t let your problems define you; rather let them REFINE you into a shining testimony of God’s grace and a tool for His glory! Rest in His love and wisdom today, my friend!
https://www.sappsolutely.com/devotions/what-in-the-world-is-happening-vicki-pope
