Everything Will Be Alright

 

Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity?  Curse God and die!”

But Job said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks.  Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?”  In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

Job 2:9-10

Did you ever notice when bad things happen to Christians there are always people who say they must have done something wrong?

I should know because I have felt at times like I was melting in the midst of purgatory with accusations from those who I thought would support me in the worst five minutes of my life.  I was driven to the point of questioning my faith. 

Then I discovered my accusers were wrong.  If your spouse cheated on you or your child got arrested or your house burnt down or if you were laid off from your job, it was not because you sinned.  It is because God has some bigger plan He is working on and you just happen to be right in the middle of it. 

It may be rough going, but we need to praise God for our circumstances and with great anticipation wait to see what He has planned next. 

Raise your hands up and say, “Thank you God for everything.  I trust you.  Hallelujah!  Amen.”

Take A Walk

Therefore I, a prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, and being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope in your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all. 

Ephesians 4:1-6

Paul wrote to the Ehesians to encourage them to maintain their Christian faith in his absence.

Paul points out that we, as Christians, have a higher calling than our own personal agendas, that being serving God by acting with humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, and striving for unity in the Church.

All of this is possible because the one God and Father is over all and through all and in all.  All includes us!

So, take a walk and find the bond of peace.