A person who has Christ as His Master is the master of every circumstance.
This doesn’t mean I have control of every situation; actually, it’s quite the opposite. It means realizing that I don’t have control of any situation, circumstance, etc. God IS the Master and He alone has total control. This is freeing in many ways but mostly in the sense that I don’t have to try to carry the world on my shoulders. Because I can’t, and He can…because He loves me enough to work all things for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose! (Corinthians)
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned…for I am the Lord your God!”
Isaiah 43 has been one of my favorites for a while. It creates such a picture of the huge things we face and yet the even bigger God we love. It doesn’t say… if you…but WHEN you go through the trials, the sufferings, the valleys, the moments of loneliness or weariness, the confusion…no matter what, He is there and He is faithful to protect and fight for us~(Exodus 14:14)
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 2 Corinthians 4
He is a God of refinement. I get mad at this often because I don’t see the whole story. I only FEEL the moment…but oh if I could only realize that He is shaping me into His own, that my character is being molded as the Great Potter shapes the clay.
“Oh, if only we would worry less about our problems and sing and praise more!”
This isn’t to be confused with putting on façade and trying to falsify happiness and joy. It is true that there is a season to mourn, and Christ comforts those who mourn, BUT, there are so many times I allow my concerns to consume me, my petty complaints are better left unsaid, and then is the time to realign my thinking so it is consistent with the Lord’s.
-These are a couple of great lessons in the midst of a calc final and a four hour essay final :)
for His name, Kate
This doesn’t mean I have control of every situation; actually, it’s quite the opposite. It means realizing that I don’t have control of any situation, circumstance, etc. God IS the Master and He alone has total control. This is freeing in many ways but mostly in the sense that I don’t have to try to carry the world on my shoulders. Because I can’t, and He can…because He loves me enough to work all things for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose! (Corinthians)
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned…for I am the Lord your God!”
Isaiah 43 has been one of my favorites for a while. It creates such a picture of the huge things we face and yet the even bigger God we love. It doesn’t say… if you…but WHEN you go through the trials, the sufferings, the valleys, the moments of loneliness or weariness, the confusion…no matter what, He is there and He is faithful to protect and fight for us~(Exodus 14:14)
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 2 Corinthians 4
He is a God of refinement. I get mad at this often because I don’t see the whole story. I only FEEL the moment…but oh if I could only realize that He is shaping me into His own, that my character is being molded as the Great Potter shapes the clay.
“Oh, if only we would worry less about our problems and sing and praise more!”
This isn’t to be confused with putting on façade and trying to falsify happiness and joy. It is true that there is a season to mourn, and Christ comforts those who mourn, BUT, there are so many times I allow my concerns to consume me, my petty complaints are better left unsaid, and then is the time to realign my thinking so it is consistent with the Lord’s.
-These are a couple of great lessons in the midst of a calc final and a four hour essay final :)
for His name, Kate
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