Staying Afloat
And my God will meet all of your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19
Sometimes I feel like we're in a boat that has had large waves crash over it. The boat fills up and we start to sink; so we start bailing. Pretty soon, the water level drops and we are afloat once again; only to have another series of waves crash over us. And so we begin bailing again.
We get weary. And if we look at how much water we still have left to bail or see the waves coming toward us, we grow faint of heart. It can seem hopeless and we wonder how we'll ever keep afloat.
But every so often, a wave will miss us or we'll notice the water level seemed to drop almost before our eyes. And this is when we see the Lord with us in the boat. He is right there helping us through our storms.
And when we keep our eyes focused on Him, then the situation doesn't seem so overwhelming. He gives us the strength to carry on. And when we are tired, He takes over the bailing for a while.
Over and over we find that the Lord provides for us "immeasurably more than we ask or imagine" (Ephesians 3:20). By His grace, we continue to learn how to "be content whatever the circumstances" (Philippians 4:11). We give thanks because we always have what we NEED; and sometimes He provides a bit extra.
God is so very good!
Sometimes I feel like we're in a boat that has had large waves crash over it. The boat fills up and we start to sink; so we start bailing. Pretty soon, the water level drops and we are afloat once again; only to have another series of waves crash over us. And so we begin bailing again.
We get weary. And if we look at how much water we still have left to bail or see the waves coming toward us, we grow faint of heart. It can seem hopeless and we wonder how we'll ever keep afloat.
But every so often, a wave will miss us or we'll notice the water level seemed to drop almost before our eyes. And this is when we see the Lord with us in the boat. He is right there helping us through our storms.
And when we keep our eyes focused on Him, then the situation doesn't seem so overwhelming. He gives us the strength to carry on. And when we are tired, He takes over the bailing for a while.
Over and over we find that the Lord provides for us "immeasurably more than we ask or imagine" (Ephesians 3:20). By His grace, we continue to learn how to "be content whatever the circumstances" (Philippians 4:11). We give thanks because we always have what we NEED; and sometimes He provides a bit extra.
God is so very good!
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