Tough Spots
When we hit a tough spot, our tendency is to feel abandoned, to become resentful, to think, How could God forget me? In fact, just the opposite is true. In times of testing, we are more than ever the object of His concern.
Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
When we hit a tough spot, our tendency is to feel abandoned, to become resentful, to think, How could God forget me? In fact, just the opposite is true. In times of testing, we are more than ever the object of His concern.
I've had my own times when the brook has dried up, and I've found myself wondering about the things I've believed and preached for years. What happened? Had God died? No. My vision just got a little blurry.
Would you accept such an assignment from God? Would you respond with such immediate obedience? How many of us would say nothing except, "Yes, Sir. I trust You completely. I don't need the spotlight to survive." Very few!
We have to learn to trust God one day at a time. Did you notice that God never told Elijah what the second step would be until he had taken the first step?
Sometimes God, without explaining Himself, simply removes us from one place and reshapes us for another.
For the godly hero to be useful as an instrument of significance in the Lord's hand, he must be humbled and forced to trust.
The disciplined regimen of boot camp—day after day, week after week—brought about remarkable changes in each one of us. As a result, we left that place completely different than we were when we arrived.
God keeps His promises. Agree with it or not, His word is final. He never forgets anything He promises.
No matter what role you fill in life, you're not unimportant when it comes to standing alone for truth.
In our culture—our schools, our offices and factories, our lunchrooms and boardrooms, our halls of ivy and our halls of justice—we need men and women of God, including young people of God.