Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Keeping our eyes on God....not on our circumstances!!

 March 17, 2021

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Today I hope to give you a little encouragement for the day and life.  Since we returned from our time in Arizona life has been busy.  Not super busy but life busy - cows calving, weather, birthdays, grandchildren to enjoy, book work to do, sermons and church to care for.  I think Gail and I got a little 'soft' while we were gone.  We'd forgotten a little bit how busy life can be! 

In trying to get the right perspective on life I have a few thoughts that may help:

1.  Gail said in his sermon last night that we need to remember this world is not our home.  We are only passing through.  If we could view this life as only temporary and that heaven is our home, we wouldn't get so worked up with what is going on now around us.  God is sovereign and in control and we can trust Him. 

2.  In a devotion I read today from Dr. Robert Jeffress it said to focus on God rather than the circumstances.  The following are thoughts from the devotion.

- Elijah had just been though a time where God had shown up - God had consumed the alter with fire after it had been covered with water and Elijah had killed 850 false prophets. When Jezebel heard about the incident she threatened to kill Elijah.  He became afraid and ran away.  

- Elijah had seen God's power shown to him and then within hours he was fearful and ran.  What changed?  Elijah took his eyes off of God and put them on his circumstances.  This caused him to have fear, discouragement, and depression.

- So, we must not let our circumstances - the life around us - the way our government is handling policies - our work - our family - our jobs - our finances - get us down.  We don't deny what is happening around us but we don't focus on it.  Rather remember God is on the throne.  He is in control!

                                                         FOCUS ON HIM!

Isaiah 26:3 "YOU will keep in perfect peace all who trust in YOU,

                    all whose thoughts are fixed on YOU."



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