Thoughts from a Random Mind

            Think about the situation you’re in right now. Is it troublesome? Is it depressing or frustrating? Have you ever considered how much worse your situation could be? Instead of wondering why God allowed that particular situation to take place, have you ever considered what God could be doing right now to keep it from being worse? 

            A Christian’s walk isn’t going to be a cakewalk. No one ever said it would be. But if you consider your trials and tribulations as lessons that you can learn, that changes the perspective of things, does it not? It really has a lot to do with the way we look at things. Instead of saying “not again”, or “why do these things keep happening”, maybe you could say to God, “Okay, what is it that you’d like me to learn from this?”

            Jeremiah 29:11 ^NLT says, “For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Because evil exists in the world, bad things happen to good people. Matthew 5:45b ^NLT says, “For (God) gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.”

            Those two verses tell us something important. One thing is that besides salvation itself, we are really no different than a nonbeliever. Therefore, we are not spared from bad things happening to us. We are better than no one. That is why we should never compare ourselves to others. They are flawed and broken just like us. We must compare ourselves to the one true standard, Almighty God. When we do that we realize that without Christ we have nothing of any eternal value. Jeremiah tells us that God has our ultimate good all planned out for us. That doesn’t translate into wealth, or perfect health. It applies to our spiritual entity. When we leave this earth we will be taking NOTHING with us. I’m not insinuating that we shouldn’t waste our money or time on nice things or entertaining endeavors. Perhaps we should weigh the actual value of something before we invest our time and / or money into it.

In the end you should always consult the Lord, seeking His will in the matter. 

            Until next time, walk with the King & be a blessing.

In His Name & for His Glory,

RL Keller

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