“There are moments in the harsh bleakness of winter that would be unbearable if there were not, tucked deep within its bosom, the promise of spring.
But spring always comes.
Dark moments in the life and heart of a mother or wife are mitigated only in the light of God’s sovereignty. We must learn to draw upon the resources of a sovereign God - One who unreservedly offers us not solutions, not answers, not happily-ever-after endings, but His glad welcome- the assurance of His presence with us.
The desert has its edge, and in God’s timing the darkness will give way to light. Ephesians 3:2 is our warranty: “We may approach God with freedom and confidence.” Assured of His glad welcome, we can take our places in a world full of people like ourselves- people who don’t know where to turn, who never in a million years expected to find themselves in their present circumstances- people for whom there are no answers but Jesus Christ.
And we can do it joyfully!
-Joy MacKenzie
It’s a choice. You can either face the hard knock circumstances of your life, whatever they may be, depressed and forlorn, or you can face them joyfully. Either way, they are what they are, and no amount of wishing other wise will make them go away.
Trust Me. I have tried.
Yet every time I do, I come back to the same place- and every time I come back, the one thing that is certain, the one thing that has never changed is Christ’s position on his throne. My problems are still my problems, but because I have a sovereign God who is working things out for my ETERNAL good, I can rest assured that no matter what happens to me on this earth, no matter what circumstances or disease that enters my earthly life…..
I have a mansion in heaven with my name on it!
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have troubles. But take heart! I have overcome the world. - John 16:33
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