We love it when all is well. Life is good!! Maybe it's when your health is good and your weight is normal. Maybe it's when your first born starts school and your little one is potty trained...oh what a memory that is. Ah, life is good!!Or you finally landed that job you have been looking for forever. Maybe when the bills are all paid and you have food in the frig. Well, I could go on and on with thoughts about when we are loving life.
But what do you do when life is hard? Where do you turn? Who do you call? Before I became a follower of Christ I would panic and worry frantically when things would go wrong. What am I going to do? Who will help me? I lived with the stress of life out of control for 40 years of my 60 yrs. Then came the Peacemaker...Jesus the Christ of God. He changed my life and I haven't been the same since.
One Scripture that began to change the way I did life is found in the book of Matthew. Jesus speaking from the Mt. Beattitude overlooking the Sea of Galilee shared with His followers this profound statement. "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you." Matt. 6:33 NIV and in the Message it reads like this. "Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes." I am learning still to give my hard days to Him to help me. When I looked at the Amplified version the word seek really spoke to my heart. It actually means "to inquire and require God as your vital necessity."
When life is out of control and you are at the end of yourself it is the best place to call on the ONE who loves you best and knows what you need. Trust Him to do what he says He will do. He will meet you right where you are in life. He will meet your needs, give you direction, comfort your broken heart, give you strength for to day and bright hope for tomorrow.
FOLLOW THE SON!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alta Lynn
You know that this speaks right to me. I love how God gives us just what we need for each day. Many times I have reminded myself not to worry about tomorrow because today has enough trouble of its own. God already has a plan for all situations, He is in control, and He cares about the details of our life. Each day He has been faithful to give me peace and whatever else I have needed for that day and sometimes even throw in a little surprise here & there. Focus is everything. One day at a time SWEET JESUS :) Everyday life is good depending on where your focus is. Thank you Jesus! See you tomorrow, beautiful friend.
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