I must always leave room in my heart, and my plans, for the unexpected – those “God things” He does. He sometimes shifts direction, or changes timing, or offers new possibilities, or paths. These things can seem like detours, or delays, and my response is frustration or impatience. But I can count on this:
God works ALL things to good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.
I can relax. If there is a delay, or a detour, or a change in direction, there is a very good reason for it. The more I accept and anticipate that there will be these sorts of things in my life, the more at peace I can be in the present.
Who is so blind as the servant of the Lord?
I don’t need to know – and often don’t have the capacity to understand – why He does the things He does. But I can trust Him. Implicitly. Completely.
Thank you Father, for those things you do, that can seem like obstacles, or delays, or detours, but are really very much a part of Your plan. Thank you that I can be at peace, no matter what comes my way, knowing You work all things for my good.
Who is blind but My servant, Or so deaf as My messenger whom I send? Who is so blind as he that is at peace with Me, or so blind as the servant of the LORD? (Isaiah 42:19 NASB)
Has there been a time in your life when you were frustrated by the unexpected, but later saw God at work in it?
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Hi I am a christian I have worked hard and also waited upon the Lord but things haven’t worked out for me. Instead the situation in my life is worse while I see others progress my life is stagnant to be honest I ask myself is God really there.
I think we have all felt like this in some way but there is one thing we never need doubt, no matter what our feelings: God is there. Always. And his love for you is as constant and brilliant as the sunrise. Hang in there!