Journey For The Heart
 

What situation is impossible for you to face right now? Where is God asking you to go that you dread intensely, that causes you to cringe with fear? Can you for a moment imagine that the very situation you despise is the exact place God wants you to be. The one who calls you to endure hardship always has a purpose and He is fully aware of your frailties and your weaknesses. The terrifying fish that swallowed Jonah was actually his transportation out of the raging waves to the perfect destination God designed for him. The scorching furnace that enveloped the three Israelites was certainly the graduation exercises to a higher position of authority in King Nebuchadnezzar's cabinet. The poverty that forced Ruth to pick up stray barley stalks in a stranger's field was the window wealthy Boaz looked through to see her as the godly wife he needed. The prison Joseph languished in was the ivy-league university God used to prepare him for life as prime minister of Egypt. The uncomfortable spot you are squeezed into now can be transformed by the God who makes all things new. His ways are not our ways, His thoughts are not our thoughts. He calls us to trust Him regardless, to remember who He is, to realize no difficulty is outside his scope of redemption. Go ahead. Walk by faith. Watch what He will do.

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2 Comments:

At April 27, 2007 11:33 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thank you for this week's podcast. You made me realize I was carrying a very heavy "Why" and that I needed to let it go.

 
At April 29, 2007 7:50 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dear Friend,

I will be praying for you as you worship your Father today. Just yesterday I heard that a nurse at work lost her son to an unknown cause. She is devastated as you can imagine. In spite of her relationship w/Him I am praying for comfort for her from Him.
Your heart comes through strongly again in this chapter. I can hear the pain once again and picture you at James's bedside. Some day I hope to share w/the nurse about your struggle and offer hope. This is one of the reasons God has asked you to walk this way.
I love you my friend.
Kris

 

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