His Glory, Our Good

We serve an awesome God.

      These last few days I've noticed God working in my life and the lives of others in ways that reveal how incredibly powerful, and passionately loving He is.

I've been seeing glimpses of the fruit that He brings from bold prayers that He challenges us to pray.

I've been pushed into challenging situations where fear, frustration, hurt and anger threaten to take over... but instead they ended in a changed heart in reverent awe of a God who cares so deeply and tenderly about each of us.

“Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. 

You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, 

how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.” James 5:11

      I know I'm being vague, but God has been so gracious lately to allow my eyes to be open to the ways He is working in my life, that I could fill page after page with words trying to describe it all and still come up short. It is impossible to fully comprehend an infinite God, let alone describe Him!

But in all of the happenings lately, one saying has never been so true...

In everything, God works for His glory, and our good. 

 

     When we surrender our plans to God's will and get on board with what He's doing, we start to see that He works everything for His glory and our good. God takes situations and circumstances that seem hard (even unfair) at the time and makes something beautiful out of them. 

He uses them to change our hearts, strengthen us, grow us, reveal more of Himself to us, and ultimately glorify His wonderful name!

     So I want to encourage you... if you find yourself in a challenging situation, don't lose heart. God is working. And the end result will be for His glory, and your good (even if it doesn't feel like it at the time). In the midst of life's trials, don't hide or run away from God. 

Run towards Him! Because He's the only One who can truly save you. He's the One in control. And, He's the One who LOVES you.

"May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance." 

2 Thessalonians 3:5

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.” Hebrews 12:1-3

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