All you have to do is look around to see that there are lots of things going on in our world that are not good. Every day I hear of others that are really struggling with health issues, with finances, with marriages, with their spiritual well-being. This world is full of heartache and heartbreaks, challenges and troubles, turmoils and disappointments.
Just last night, at church, I heard of a fine Christian lady that is battling cancer - again. I heard about a family whose six-week-old child had died. I thought of all this frigid, brutal, deadly cold that is gripping our country, and all those that are in it, those that have nowhere to go. It can be really gloomy if all we focus on is what we see.
Today's word is 2 Corinthians 4:18, NLT, which reads, "So we don't look at the troubles we can see now, rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever."
If all we focus on is what we presently see, it can cause us to think that this is as good as it will ever be. The truth is, sometimes, life just sucks. There is no other way to put it. Loved ones get sick, they pass away. Relationships are damaged and, sometimes, broken. Just when we think everything is going our way and that we are on top of the waves, the sea comes roaring back and takes us under. And, IF, all we focus on is what we presently see, it will drive us crazy. BUT...
But, we can rest assured that GOD is on our side; He is walking with us and will see us through. And, no matter what, come what may, we are already victorious in Him because of the sacrifice He has made for us. We also know that what we may be going through here is NOTHING compared to what lies ahead in eternity.
Troubles and trials will come and go. GOD'S goodness will last FOREVER!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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