Lessons In The Dark
ISAIAH 55:11
So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
Your life may hold some surprises, but I know who holds your life. And He says that you are to be of good cheer, because He has already overcome all of them. If He has overcome them, then you have overcome them too as His child and as His heir. I understand how easily we can get caught up in the circumstances of life. Things can seem overwhelming. I understand how easily we can lose hope. But if you will keep your eyes fixed on the Lord and not on your circumstances, you will see that He who began a good work in you will also complete it. People lose hope when they can’t see a future. Yesterday was bleak, today is still bleak, and tomorrow doesn’t look any better. The weather report of their lives says, “No sunshine.” Nothing out there has their number on it or seems related to their calling or destiny. But when God says He has a plan, you know the story isn’t over. In fact, you are still here, so your life is not over. Your destiny is not over. Your purpose is not over. Your calling is not over. If you are still living, breathing, and functioning on planet Earth, God has a plan just for you. You may be saying, “But, Tony, you don’t know about my past. It’s messed up—God would never use me.” Well, Israel had a past too.
Yet God still had a plan for them that included a future and a hope. Remember, some of your greatest lessons about faith and humility will be learned in the dark. These are the times when you feel so hopeless that you don’t know what in the world God is doing, how He is doing it, and why He is taking so long. God may be silent, but He is not still. When you feel furthest from Him, He is the closest He’ll ever be. One of the key components of a life of destiny is to trust in the Lord in times that don’t make sense.
Thank You, God, for giving me hope amid trials and stress. When I look back at some of the mistakes in my life, I wonder how the plans ahead could be so good. But You have a good plan for me, and I’m grateful You will carry it out.
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