I did not want to get up and go to church this morning! It has been a busy weekend and I would rather have visited Bedside Baptist with Pastor Sheets! I wanted to stay home.
Have you ever felt overwhelmed? It seems like not a week goes by that some type of bad news comes my way- you know them too-- sickness, relationship challenges with friends or family, divorces,the rough economy, terminal illness, and even death. None of us are immune from these life tragedies and if we are not careful they can send us into a downward spiral of hopelessness.
Recently I have been overwhelmed by circumstances and wanted to stay home this morning and just chill, but I drug myself up out of bed and went to church. Two of the songs we sang this morning were amazingly exactly for me. One was "You Are My Hiding Place" and the second one (I don't know the name)the verse went "through the storms of life, I will chose to trust you...everything works together for His good." The message was part of a series in Jude-Contending for the Faith through life's storms. Needless to say, I was reminded once again how this was God's personal watch care over my life. The whole service was to encourage me, the Lord knew exactly what I needed and His message this morning through song and word was exactly on target. What if I had missed it? What would have encouraged me? Sometimes we tend to blame God for not upholding His promises or not answering our prayers in the way that we would have them answered. But are we falling short on our end? This morning would have been my fault if I had not been in a place where God could touch me and encourage me through someone else.
Let's remember that we are not promised a life without turmoil, but we are promised that He watches over each one of us personally and will continue to all the days of our lives.
Grammie
