Challenges

Thought for the Day:

“The challenges of our lives can push us away from God

or

they can draw us towards Him.

They become a test of our faith

and truly reveal the amount of our trust in Him.”

Trust in the Lord, and do good;
dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him, and he will act.
He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as the noonday.

—Psalm 37:3-6

I sat here thinking~ it isn't so much the trials and tribulations in life that affect my trust~ for me it seems when things are falling apart I have to really on and trust God that all will turn out. For me the challenge in trusting God comes when things are going good.

I am inclined to not pray as often, try and be in control more often, not seek God and His plan and attempt to do my own thing.

In the middle of "trials", or what people traditionally think of as trials, I have no problem trusting God and relinquishing control. It is during those times that I KNOW just how small I am and how dependent on God I am.

My trials, my challenge, comes during periods of peace and prosperity.

I wonder, as I sit here this morning, if perhaps one of the reasons I have had to deal with so many situations where the only choice I had was to put it in God's hands is because of how I try to take the good stuff into my own hands... interesting thought to ponder on.

Today I am going to try and turn it ALL good and bad and inbetween over to the care of God, trusting Him to make all things right...