GOD IS WORKING FOR OUR GOOD
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
Romans 8:28 NLT
TODAY’S THOUGHT
Starting this New Year let’s get the promises of God’s Word deep into our spirit. I believe God’s Word can transform our thinking and thus our perspective.
I learned years ago that no one lives with the true facts of life. We all live with our interpretation of the facts. Our interpretation is based on our perspective. Our perspective is developed by the past and present circumstances.
I like to say that we all walk through life with suitcases full of relationships and experiences that shape our perspective. Sometimes our perspective is so bad that we must invite the Holy Spirit to clean out our suitcases. Carrying around bags stuffed with hurts, hang-ups, and old habits will limit our ability to have faith for our future.
The Spirit of God and the Word of God can clean our suitcases. When we allow our bags to get cleaned out, we can approach the future with a faith perspective.
A wonderful example of this principle is the story of Naomi and Ruth found in the Old Testament book of Ruth. Naomi moves with her husband and two sons to a distant land during famine. Her sons marry foreign women. Then her husband dies and both sons die. She has no one to provide for her and in mourning heads to her home country of Israel. Ruth, her daughter-in-law, chooses to travel with Naomi.
In chapter one verse twenty Naomi is despondent and says, “God has made my life very bitter.” Her perspective was that life was only full of pain and loss. Her circumstances seemed very bleak.
But this God begins to work. Ruth meets a man, gets married and has a son named Obed. In chapter four Naomi is overjoyed and people declare that Naomi has now received a son—even though it was her grandson. This grandson becomes the grandfather of King David.
God was working in Naomi’s life even though she didn’t immediately see it. Ruth kept believing and working and became a part of the genealogy of Jesus.
Life is rarely a straight line from one victory to another. There are a lot of valleys and battles to be fought. The biggest battles will be between our ears. We must decide to keep a faith perspective that God is going to work all things out for my good. He is working even when I don’t see Him working.
What perspective needs to be cleaned out of your life today? Is there some bitterness, resentment, jealously, anger, or revenge that is clouding your perspective. Let’s decide right now to start this new year believing that God is working for our good.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Heavenly Father I believe that nothing is impossible with You. I believe that You are working today to bring all things for my good. Help me to see Your hand working and to partner with You in the process.
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Lord , you are moving and working in my life . I have to trust you.
God is working. Good is coming