Good Morning All,
Genesis
50:20; “Even though you planned evil against me, God planned good to come out
of it.”
The best laid plans of mice and men; they
often go awry. How often has this been true in your life? How often have you
planned a day out only to have the weather be perfect the day before or after
but junky on your day? Do days like this frustrate you and drive you nuts? To
many people, they do. But do frustrations cause you much distress and pain? These
are some of the devil’s favorite ploys to cause Christians pain.
For example, do you feel embarrassed often?
The devil loves to attack us with this because it strikes at our self-worth. He
loves to needle away at your view of yourself. Most people have some level of
personal insecurity. Most of the time, your friends and relatives don’t even
see it, yet we often struggle with it.
The devil loves to pick and poke at this sore point. The thing we need
to remember is that we don’t need to look at our self through the world’s eye
but should look at our self through God’s eye.
Our worth is based on being God’s blessed children that is the source of
our worth.
We can also see what our worries say about
our sense of security. While God wants you to have a solid sense of
security, worry damages your ability to accept the security that God is
offering you. Pay attention to worry’s warning that you’re jeopardizing the
peace God wants you to enjoy – peace that comes from trusting Him. Realize that
God actually is aware of the situation you’ve been worrying about, He does
care, and He is more than able to do something about it when you place your
trust in Him. Entrust every part of your life (from your health and your
relationships to your job and your finances) to God and trust Him to intervene
in every situation you face. See God’s grace and mercy every day and rely on
Him day by day to provide what you need.
The devil loves to take these and any of a
thousand other little struggles in our life and tries to blow them up. The
devil means nothing but evil to us. His only designs are for our torture and
despair. Yet God takes all these tortures and turns them around. God takes our
struggles and makes them our gain. When we look at our struggles, we see our
own weaknesses and we see the only source for our hope is in Jesus and his
saving grace and atoning sacrifice.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart.
Gracious
Father, the world and the devil battle us all day long to pull us from you. Give
us the strength to hold onto your incredible love and mercy. Keep us in your
loving arms. Send your Spirit to our brothers and sisters who feel the sting of
the devil’s attacks and give to them your comfort and hope. Use us to bring it to them. May we be your
arms and shoulders. In Jesus’ precious name we pray. Amen
God’s
Peace,
Pastor Bret
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