God is at Work in Your Life
- Troy Husted
- Apr 2, 2024
- 3 min read
Troy Husted
April 2, 2024
Attached article by Lauren McKeithen
He does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number. He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields. He sets the lowly on high, and mourners are lifted to safety. He frustrates the schemes of the crafty so that they achieve no success. He traps the wise in their craftiness so that the plans of the deceptive are quickly brought to an end. They encounter darkness by day, and they grope at noon as if it were night.
He saves the needy from their sharp words and from the clutches of the powerful. So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth. See how happy is the person whom God corrects; so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.
For he wounds but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal. He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven. In famine he will redeem you from death, and in battle, from the power of the sword. You will be safe from slander and not fear destruction when it comes. You will laugh at destruction and hunger and not fear the land’s wild creatures.
For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. (Job 5:9-23 CSB, Romans 8:28-29 CSB)
Many of us face difficulties and hardships through life. It could be over the loss of a love one, prehaps isolation, financial hardships, or sickness, we all face these things. We, as Christians have been programmed that these hardships are attacks from the enemy.
When we look back on the stories unfold through scripture and the letters of the early Christians we see them embracing the hardships and reflect, knowing God is in the mist of their trials, tribulations, and circumstances turning them into something good. He is always working with us to prefect us in ways we can never imagine. Humbling us and working to turn our eyes towards Him.
Unfortunately, many of us our blinded on a believe that the enemy is the stronghold over our lives, but that is not always the truth. Accountability of our situations we face starts within us and how we perceive life.
These I know to be true. Once a sinner, longing for the best the world had to offer, blinded by my own ambition, clouding my judgment that caused conflicting and chaos, causing me to wrestle against the world. Bitterness, anger, frustration ruled my heart and the burden became great.
Once I recognized that I could not do it alone, and started seeking God, then things began to change. When I seeked God, I started to noticed his handwork around me. Directing and guiding my every path. I started to see where he brought people into my life to teach, test, try and edify me. Many times I failed, as I still lingered on the enemy concept, but as the years went by, I noticed all things in my life, both the low points and the high points were all orchestrated by the leading of the Lord.
We find peace in knowing no matter the situation is, God is working in our lives. It gives us hope, confidence, not in ourselves, but in God. We no longer, as I like to say, become adults, but children of God. We see His glory and splendor wrapped around us in this darken world. We sit before him and listen to his teachings, setting us on a course of happiness and joy. We rejoice in our suffering for we know it will only last a short time, but the kingdom of Heaven's blessings will last for eternity.
I pray this article will be a blessing, along with my testimony of the Goodness the Lord is truly doing in your life. He is preparing our hearts to a greater purpose, and that is to draw your heart to his.
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