Problems! Problems! Problems Everywhere!
Tuesday July 11, 2017
When we look around at the lifestyle of others we may become disheartened by assuming they live problem-free lives. However, it’s easy to be mistaken because we are not familiar with everything that is going on in someone else’s life. In this broken world, everyone has problems. Jesus said so.
I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world. (John 16:33 NLT)
Problems need to be sorted as they arise otherwise life will become even more complex. When we first begin to sort through the mess we may feel overwhelmed. However, as we keep in mind that a start has been made and that God is with us, we can steadily move forward in our recovery journey. The slogan we hear often, "progress not perfection" will prove to be true. God has begun a good work in us and He will help us deal with everything that concerns us.
Problems need to be sorted as they arise otherwise life will become even more complex. When we first begin to sort through the mess we may feel overwhelmed. However, as we keep in mind that a start has been made and that God is with us, we can steadily move forward in our recovery journey. The slogan we hear often, "progress not perfection" will prove to be true. God has begun a good work in us and He will help us deal with everything that concerns us.
We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit. We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going. God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished. (2 Corinthians 4:8-9, Philippians 1:6 NLT)
One of the problems in our modern society is we expect everything to be resolved quickly and easily. If it isn’t, we abandon it and move on to something else. It's difficult for us to have the patience to stay with a problem until we see a breakthrough. We need God’s help, not just with the solution to the problem, but also for strength to work hard, and to persevere on the road to recovery that God has prepared for us.
Let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. (Galatians 6:9 NLT)
Prayer: Thank you God for progress in sorting out my problems. Help me to trust you today to complete the work you’ve begun in me and to lead me safely forward. AMEN
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