How often are you getting caught up and stressed about things that are out of your control? I know for me there have been times in my life where I wondered what the heck was going on. Times where it seemed like no matter what I did, I couldn't leap over the hurdle that I wanted to get through.
I think about the injuries I experienced in basketball, and my most recent experience with getting my exam passed. All I wanted was my knee to be heathy and for me to be able to help the team win some games. As soon as I would start to feel better I always seemed to get hurt again.
The point being - there were times where I didn't think I was going to get through something the way that I wouldn't to.
That is where I was wrong. We can't get through anything on our own. I wasn't going to come back from injury on my own strength. The only way I was going to come back was relying on God and looking back at all the things he has helped me get through in my life.
I can promise you that God has never failed you and will never fail you. Look back at your entire life right now and you will most likely discover that God used your difficult times in ways that you could never have imagined.
Sure, there were times where things didn't go our way and that is fine, not everything has to go our way.
When things don't go our way is when we grow the most. How true is that?
When something isn't going my way the first thing I do is pray about it, when things go exactly how I planned I often don't remember to thank God for it or continue to pray. See what I mean? Personally, I grow when things are not going my way because I understand that what is happening is out of my control.
I can control my mindset, how I think and my reactions, but not other peoples.
That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him. (Esther 6:1)
The king was struggling to sleep that particular night, often like we do as well. The king thought that if he took a look at everything he has done during his reign that it would keep him at peace and then he would be able to sleep.
God is always at work. God is quietly and patiently working throughout your life as you read this right now. The events that happen that come together are not just a mere coincidence; they are the result of God's sovereign control over the course of people's lives.
What are your chronicles? When are you remembering to look back at everything that has fallen into place for you? My challenge to you is next time you become flustered; look back. Remember all of the things that God has always done in your life and how the light has always seemed to shine.
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