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But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6 I will sing the Lord’s praise,
for he has been good to me.
Psalm 13:5-6
New International Version (NIV)
I know I have a great deal in my life for which to be thankful. How about you?
In times of sickness and adversity my earthly self may wonder why God has let me come to the point where I am. My prayers may seem to go unanswered. Time can seem like it might last forever when things are bad. And then I remember what forever is in God's terms.
Blessings in my life have been far more abundant than hardships. Many have had things far worse than I have. My life has been easy compared to what it might have been. In part I have the faith of my fathers to thank for my good life. My earthly father, my grandparents, and those ancestors of whom I have only heard and never known. Their faithfulness has been passed down to my generation and hopefully to the generations that may be yet to come in my family line.
Then there is my own faithfulness. Sometimes I have been weak and rebellious. And there have been more sins than I want to admit. But our God has provided me salvation in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. For God has loved you and me so much that he forgives us when we come to him in repentance.
God has been good to us all and we should rejoice in that. Let us bow before Him and let His Will be done in us. The earthly realm will take its tolls on us, but God will give us our greatest rewards.
In times of sickness and adversity my earthly self may wonder why God has let me come to the point where I am. My prayers may seem to go unanswered. Time can seem like it might last forever when things are bad. And then I remember what forever is in God's terms.
Blessings in my life have been far more abundant than hardships. Many have had things far worse than I have. My life has been easy compared to what it might have been. In part I have the faith of my fathers to thank for my good life. My earthly father, my grandparents, and those ancestors of whom I have only heard and never known. Their faithfulness has been passed down to my generation and hopefully to the generations that may be yet to come in my family line.
Then there is my own faithfulness. Sometimes I have been weak and rebellious. And there have been more sins than I want to admit. But our God has provided me salvation in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. For God has loved you and me so much that he forgives us when we come to him in repentance.
God has been good to us all and we should rejoice in that. Let us bow before Him and let His Will be done in us. The earthly realm will take its tolls on us, but God will give us our greatest rewards.
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your cares upon Him, for He careth for you.
1 Peter 5:6-7
21st Century King James Version (KJ21)
I feel as you do--my life has had infinitely more blessings than challenges. God truly IS good!
ReplyDeleteSaying a prayer for you, Arlee. You have been missed.