Life is likely to throw the negatives on us. For example: - You
can break up with the one your partner. You can lose the loved one. You can lose
your job. Your marriage can be in shambles or what if you fail and continue to
fail. Life can put you at a losing side without your choice. All this heart
breaking moments can happen to anyone; to some people only once yet to others
repeatedly.
When I was busy preaching last Sunday, the thieves broke
inside my house and began to loot my assets. I laughed. Why did I laugh! I don’t
care. Why I don’t care? I couldn’t control the situation that happened to me at
that time. Yes I lost my goods, so what? I have learned to never worry if I cannot
change what happened.
Your response counts. The Shunamite woman, after losing her
son, responded “It is well”. Was it
well? No! But she realised if I can’t change it then why worry! David did the
same after he was told his son is now dead. He washed and put new clothes, ate
and went to the temple. Why? He realised, if you can’t change it why fast against
it! Job lost everything and responded ‘Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him…’.Job
realised that he can’t just lose hope in the Lord. He couldn’t because he knew
that “Christ is no security against storms, but He is perfect security in the
storm”.
Your trouble has a purpose. One of the purposes is to bring
you closer to God and your neighbours. It draws people together. Remember when the
Tsunami hit. Neighbours who had never even talked with each other became friends.
They shared food and ate together. They loaned each other tools. They helped
each other cut down trees and repair their roofs. When there was no electricity
for several weeks and traffic lights didn’t work, people were courteous and
polite when they drove. The whole community rallied together to survive.
That is why sometimes we just have to say ‘it is well’! If
you can’t change it don’t worry about it! God is in control.
ARISE AND SHINE
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