“WHAT?” Not “WHEN?”
Under the pressure of severe trials we tend to ask, “When shall I get out of this?” or “How shall I get out of this?” But those are the wrong questions. A better question is, “What shall I get out of this?” But even then we do not always find an immediate answer. That’s OK! We don’t always need an answer. We just need to believe that God will use the experience for some good reason as He has promised in Romans 8:28“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
If Job had followed the counsel of his wife it would have made matters worse. Thankfully he refused to give up his faith and remained faithful. Moses could have followed the majority, but his life would have ended in a mess. Joseph could have discounted his dream and yielded to temptation, but his life would have been a disaster. So, what will you do?
Anyone can give up and complain when life gets difficult, but they pay a high price for doing so. Someone said, “If Columbus had turned back, nobody would have blamed him, but nobody would have remembered him either. If you want to be memorable, sometimes you have to be miserable.”
As believers we are called to live by faith. To do that we must accept what God appoints or allows and do what He demands – regardless of cost, circumstances, or consequences; believing that He is working out His perfect plan in ways we cannot always understand. Wesley must never forget that God’s will is always right, best, and safest. Trust Him!- HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
Humble, TX
Sent by David Stone on Friday, September 26 at 5:36AM
