When we experience an unhappy event in our life, a trial that threatens to mortally wound our body or soul, we can view it as a long corridor. A hallway between two rooms; between the room we just came from and the unknown destination we are heading toward. We can trust that our destination will be one of great joy and rejoicing, because God promises that He will work everything out for our good (Romans 8:28).
Rather than wallowing in depression or
mourning our losses, we can rejoice at what lies ahead, because this adventure
in the corridor of life is leading us to a new room, which God already prepared
for us (Ephesians 2:10). We will serve Him in a different and exciting way. Even if
the issues in the new room are different than we are used to, even if we are physically
disfigure or about to cross the threshold of life into eternity, it is all
still for our good and to build His Kingdom.
Jesus walked through the passageway of the
cross and death, but He ended up in the glories of Heaven. As we fellowship in
his sufferings, we are learning to know Him more intimately (Philippians 3:9-11). We will also experience the power
of his resurrection, and be conformed through the death of our carnality into
His divine nature (Philippians 3:10). As we allow our dreams and plans for our life to bow in
submission to God’s plans for us, we learn the reality of, “I no longer live,
but Christ lives in me” (Galatians 2:20).
God’s plans for our life (Ephesians 2:10) now consume our own goals, because
we realize that He created us for so much more than we could ever dream
possible (Psalm 32:8). We walk in the Spirit and no longer fulfill the lusts of our
flesh (Galatians 5:16,25). We come
to live in one Spirit with Him (1 Corinthians 6:17). We experience complete union with Him and our Father God (John 10:30), with all of the fullness of the
entire Godhead dwelling within us (Colossians
1:27, 2:9).
Prayer:
Father God, help me not to fear change, but to trust You in all things. I desire for my thoughts, words and actions to line up according to Your will for them. I want to know you intimately in a relationship, which Your Word states that we can enjoy. I cannot contain all of the love You pour into my life every day, so I just give it away as fast as I receive it. Help everyone to see Christ in me and to turn their hearts over to You while they still have time.
Father God, help me not to fear change, but to trust You in all things. I desire for my thoughts, words and actions to line up according to Your will for them. I want to know you intimately in a relationship, which Your Word states that we can enjoy. I cannot contain all of the love You pour into my life every day, so I just give it away as fast as I receive it. Help everyone to see Christ in me and to turn their hearts over to You while they still have time.
Thought for the Day:
God has a purpose in allowing changes into our life, and He is keeping us in the center of His will.
God has a purpose in allowing changes into our life, and He is keeping us in the center of His will.
