Placing Everything In God’s Hands

Good Morning,

Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” 

Psalm 27:14 “Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD." 

John 14:1 “Let not your heart be troubled…”

Quotes like the above are nice but difficult to truly live when your spouse is in surgery or your child has been diagnosed with cancer.

When a child has a handicap, a job loss changes everything, or when the economy turns upside down and your equity is gone, the idea of placing everything In His hands is entirely different.  

A young couple goes to the mission field excited, but then loneliness eventually creeps into their lives.  Jolene Sloan writes about such circumstances in her story "Bloom Where You Are Planted."  When there are no jobs and bills lay unpaid, “rest in the Lord” takes on a whole new perspective.  

We need a close walk with God and a great deal of Bible in our hearts. When the valleys widen before us, we need to have spent much time alone with God in prayer. 

Here are a few thoughts that might help you in those hours:

• Do not do stupid things.

• Do not run away.

• Do not make plans without counsel.

• Do not get bitter at God or man. 

Joseph went through some long and difficult days, but when the story ended, he had nothing for which to be ashamed. On the other hand, Joseph’s brothers lived for thirteen years with guilt and fear.  The future was bright for Joseph yet awkward (at best) for his brothers.

Pastor