Dear Friends,
We all experience days, weeks, months when things just don’t seem to go “our way”. As difficult as it may seem, we are to give thanks during these times and really lean on God for reassurance, guidance, peace, courage and healing in our lives. Maybe we should call them “divine difficulties” instead of problems? I don’t know…worth trying! Peace and Love in All Things, Scott
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Every Time something thwarts your plans or desires, use that as a reminder to communicate with Me. This practice has several benefits. The first is obvious: talking with Me blesses you and strengthens our relationship. Another benefit is that disappointments, instead of dragging you down, are transformed into opportunities for good. This transformation removes the sting from difficult circumstances, making it possible to be joyful in the midst of adversity.
Philippians 3:7-8 7But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ.
Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young
Begin by practicing this discipline in all the little disappointments of daily life. It is often these minor setbacks that draw you away from My Presence. When you reframe
setbacks as opportunities, you find that you gain much more than you have lost. It is only after much training that you can accept major losses in this positive way. But it is possible to attain the perspective of the apostle Paul, who wrote: Compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus, I consider everything I once treasured to be as insignificant as rubbish.Colossians 4:2
2Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.Philippians 3:7-8 7But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ.
Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young