Steadfast, Beloved

Week 18 Psalm 107:33;35 “He turns rivers into a wilderness, and the water springs into dry ground.” “He turns a wilderness into pools of water, and dry land into water springs.” Every believer has come to a time in their lives where they can say they’ve gone through what we call a “dry season”. From the world’s point of view, it would be hard to understand why we have peace in this time. Even though it may be a time of loss, frustration, tears, exhaustion; whatever it may be, we rest in the promises of our Lord. I think many times I forget that I have seen God work miracles in my life. God is like the sun that shines on creation. He is there to strengthen and grow us. He may send the wind, snow, floods, but we are not shaken by this. Suddenly, a cloud covers the sun and I can’t see clearly anymore. It’s not until I remember that the sun is still shining, even when I cannot see it, that God is still sovereign even in the harder seasons of life. He is still in control of our live

Week 17 Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me,” There comes a time when you look at your life and see the things around you and it makes you ask yourself a few things. “Am I where the Lord wants me to be?”, “Why isn’t this or that happening?”. A lot of these questions have been aroused in my head. To be honest, life doesn’t look the way I want it to. And it’s just that; my wants. Me, me, me. It’s not until I remember that I live a life surrendered that I will be content in all aspects of life. “I am crucified with Christ”. What a statement Paul makes here, one that continues to challenge me daily. When I chose Jesus, I chose Him for the best of my days and the worst. I asked to be lead where I have never been before, and boy, will God sure answer those prayers. Reality is, when we become Christians we are not immune to bad days, weeks, or months. But we do have a hope and a promise that we have Christ’s spirit dwel