God Sees More Than We Do
If I allow today’s circumstances to shape how I see myself and my future, I’m going to struggle. That’s the nature of life.
God Sees More Than We Do
I love reading westerns. Louis L’amour is my favorite author and I’ve read every one of his books. I could breeze through one of his books from start to finish without batting an eye.
Every once in a while, though, I’d get to a point in a story where things just hit a wall. I had to put the book down and, to be honest, it took a while to go pick it up again. Something changed and I had a hard time finding my place back.
Life can do that from time to time. Your life can be smooth sailing and everything is clicking l, but then something happens that throws your whole world out of whack. It’s hard to get back on your feet when that happens.
I’ve seen it happen when a relationship falls apart, you lose a job, or a sudden expense comes up. There are so many things that can turn our world upside down.
So, what do we do when that happens?
Well, A disappointing chapter doesn’t mean the ending will be disappointing but I’ve caught myself looking at my own life like that before.
If I allow today’s circumstances to shape how I see myself and my future, I’m going to struggle. That’s the nature of life.
2 Corinthians 4:16–18 encourages us not to lose heart. Even though our circumstances are difficult, God is at work in us. What we see is temporary; what God is working on has an eternal significance.
Remember when David was young and no one believed in him? Nobody saw anything more than a shepherd boy in him. But that was just a chapter in his life. God saw a king.
You are not defined by your worst moment or the circumstances you currently face. Ephesians 2:10 reminds us that “we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works.”
Your circumstances may describe the chapter you’re living in, but they don’t define the person God is shaping you to become.
More on this tomorrow.
1 Samuel 16:7
"For God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
