Psalms 24: 1 "The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to Him".
This weekend we went to the beach. All of us were mesmerized by the waves as they crashed onto the rocks below our deck. Each wave relentless, powerful. I went to God's word to see what was said about the ocean....and found Psalms 93. Verses 3,4 say "The ocean depths raise their voice, O LORD; they raise their voice and roar. The LORD rules supreme in heaven, greater than the roar of the ocean, more powerful than the waves of the sea." When all else fails, God is still, The Great "I Am".
I thought about how it's so easy to get swept up into the cares of this world.....After all, there is an election coming up in 2 weeks that's nearly impossible to avoid. But rejoice. The LORD rules supreme.
" Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejotce! Tell all the nations, "The LORD reigns!" 1 Chronicles 16:31
AMEN.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
The Storms are Raging...
This has been a very tumultuous week and a half. I am a mortgage broker and before anyone asks, I am doing very well and God has truly, fully, blessed my business (but more is always welcome :o). But as many are aware the markets are hurting for many reasons and the media is NOT helping.
Usually I can ignore the media and the one sided libel that they spew on a regular basis. But every so often I get drawn in, especially when it pertains to areas close to my job. Last week was quite the storm and it's not over, but unlike last week I know where my anchor is.
It was days ago, just about when this all started hitting the media, that we read Luke 8:22-25. Jesus was on the boat, crossing a large body of water with disciples. The storm hit, He was asleep and they feared so much they woke Him. His admonishment was not unkind, but a great reminder of His authority.
God always answers prayer and it is so rare for me to see the answer from the beginning. As I prayed when we started this program that God would increase my faith I was smart enough not to guess how He would do it. But I sure didn't see it coming. Emotionally I have been tossed and beaten by everything going on. Not knowing where my family's future would settle, would I still have a job, would I still be able to write loans? And as the doubts blew in the fear got stronger and more choppy. My life was pushed harder away from God because I lost my anchor and foundation.
I can't help but to laugh at myself now. How similar I am to the disciples in the boat. I felt like God was not paying attention, knowing He was there but not sure He was watching what I was going through. How weak and frail is my faith? God resides in me, fully knowing all that I go through daily, yet I let my fear guide me. His admonishment in Luke 8:25 was a great wakeup slap for me.
Bad things will happen to me in the future, but I need to read and remember that God is my boat, my anchor, my captain and my protector. Even when, in my inability as a human to understand His awesomeness, I cannot see His direct guidance of my life.
N8
Usually I can ignore the media and the one sided libel that they spew on a regular basis. But every so often I get drawn in, especially when it pertains to areas close to my job. Last week was quite the storm and it's not over, but unlike last week I know where my anchor is.
It was days ago, just about when this all started hitting the media, that we read Luke 8:22-25. Jesus was on the boat, crossing a large body of water with disciples. The storm hit, He was asleep and they feared so much they woke Him. His admonishment was not unkind, but a great reminder of His authority.
God always answers prayer and it is so rare for me to see the answer from the beginning. As I prayed when we started this program that God would increase my faith I was smart enough not to guess how He would do it. But I sure didn't see it coming. Emotionally I have been tossed and beaten by everything going on. Not knowing where my family's future would settle, would I still have a job, would I still be able to write loans? And as the doubts blew in the fear got stronger and more choppy. My life was pushed harder away from God because I lost my anchor and foundation.
I can't help but to laugh at myself now. How similar I am to the disciples in the boat. I felt like God was not paying attention, knowing He was there but not sure He was watching what I was going through. How weak and frail is my faith? God resides in me, fully knowing all that I go through daily, yet I let my fear guide me. His admonishment in Luke 8:25 was a great wakeup slap for me.
Bad things will happen to me in the future, but I need to read and remember that God is my boat, my anchor, my captain and my protector. Even when, in my inability as a human to understand His awesomeness, I cannot see His direct guidance of my life.
N8
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