Life has a funny way of, metaphorically, bringing you from a bottomless pit to never-ending sunshine. In other words from the darkest place you thought your life could be in to thinking your life just couldn't get any better.
God has a funny way of bringing us out of dark places. Tuesday night is youth group at church which I usually go to. Although last night I wasn't planning on going because my aunt had the idea to go out for dinner. On the way home we stopped by the church to pick something up and I just decided to stay. So I may have planned to not go, but remember God always has something else (usually better) in store (Jeremiah 29:11).
I happened to arrive soon after worship and the sermon was just being started. Caused by a sudden turn of events, the speaker was even switched to a different person. Since I was a little late I quickly tried to catch onto the sermon.
I was surely reminded of two scriptures that I have known but haven't paid much attention to lately.
Psalm 23:4 "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for my Lord is with me."
Romans 8:38 "And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fear for today nor out worries for tomorrow - not even the powers of hell can ever separate us from God's love."
Take a good long look to remember what God's word has just promised you!
When I thought about it afterwards I was reminded of Romans 8:28, God lets all things work together for our good.
Think about this:
Imagine a tunnel. At the end is the shining light of God beaming through. Inside whipping at your feelings and emotions is discouragement, stressful situations, arguments with your parents, disagreements with your friends, problems at work, and you can fit in whatever you may be going through in there. Well remember that light, that right there is God's "good" that he has already planned out and promised you way before any of it started. He wouldn't put you through something just to make you feel worse than you did before. He sets these trials and tribulations in front of us to teach us a lesson that usually in turn brings us closer to him.
Okay, now try to apply this logic to life's trials.
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