Dear Friends,
Today’s devotional is just too good not to pass on. It certainly hit a nerve with me. Here’s why: The Ferrells have been having an unusual amount of car troubles over the last month or so. It seems like we get one car working and the other one breaks down. As of this writing we have one car up in the air at a Midas place getting new wheel bearings and a new spindle that had to be ordered. Last night, Cheryl’s car wouldn’t start. I was hoping I could fix it, but it is beyond me and my expertise. So, it sits in the garage with a call to a mechanic who will hopefully get to it on Monday. Frustrating! I confessed to my wife that I hate not being able to fix things. God knows this about me too. So, I have to let it go, be grateful we have cars to fix and continuing working on what is most important–my relationship with God. Amen!
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Problems Are Part Of Life. They are inescapable; woven into the very fabric of this fallen world. You tend to go into problem-solving mode all too readily, acting as if you have the capacity to fix everything. This is a habitual response, so automatic that it bypasses your conscious thinking. Not only does this habit frustrate you, it also distances you from Me.
Do not let fixing things be your top priority. You are ever so limited in your capacity to correct all that is wrong in the world around you. Don’t weigh yourself down with responsibilities that are not your own. Instead, make your relationship with Me your primary concern. Talk with Me about whatever is on your mind, seeking My perspective on the situation. Rather than trying to fix everything that comes to your attention, ask Me to show you what is truly important. Remember that you are
en route to heaven, and let your problems fade in the Light of eternity. Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;I will counsel you and watch over you.Luke 10:41-42
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things,42but only on thing is needed” Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”Philippians 3:20-21
But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord JesusChrist,21who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young