Our lives are a series of transitions. We pass through them like a leaf floating in a river current. Graduations, marriages, children, or retirement are times of great happiness and celebration. Yet these transitions, these passages tend to become anxious times, perhaps sorrowful, or even regretful moments stealing away the joy we should be experiencing. We look back and wish for what was, we remember good times and long for them again, we want to hold on tightly to those precious to us, not wishing to let them go, let them grow up, or move on.
Other transitions involve nothing we enjoy. Loss of a career, loss of health, a child straying away, a marriage relationship falling apart, or the loss of one we love. Around every turn in the river of life, instead of looking forward with anticipation we worry “what will happen next”.
The world we live in leads us to seek happiness to deal with all of this, and we seek it, yet its results are only temporary. It is no accident, no individual inadequacy that we feel as we do. Satan wants us to be miserable, looking over our shoulders, and looking in the wrong places and the wrong direction to find relief. It is a daily battle of monumental proportions. Recognize the battle, know your enemy and know his lies are to divert us away from our only hope. We must change our focus from seeking happiness to seeking Christ.
A thief comes to steal and kill and destroy, but I came to give life—life in all its fullness. John 10:10(NCV)
The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. Lamentations 3:22-23(NLT)
You are the giver of life. Your light lets us enjoy life. Psalm 36:9(NCV)
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13(NIV)
Keep your roots deep in Christ and have your lives built on Christ. Colossians 2:7(NCV)
The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. Lamentations 3:22-23(NLT)
You are the giver of life. Your light lets us enjoy life. Psalm 36:9(NCV)
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13(NIV)
Keep your roots deep in Christ and have your lives built on Christ. Colossians 2:7(NCV)
In Christ there is never too much time that has passed. There is never too little time left. In Christ there are no regrets or sadness over time's passing or opportunities missed in this world. They are forgotten as we hear His promise and understand there is another, better life we experience on a different plane. Whether a life-long follower, or a new-born just beginning His hope will overflow in those who trust Him. It’s a promise He keeps. The love of God in Christ is new every morning we wake up and it is the source of joy and peace that doesn’t seem possible until you experience it. It’s worth trying. It’s worth fighting for. You won’t believe it could be so good. Trust Him with everything and there is a new life waiting.
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. Romans 16:20(NIV)
Lord, You have so much in store for me if I will just give You a chance. You give me the choice and I choose You today. Thank you for your mercy and patience. Amen.
Scotty
Shallowater
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