Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths."
Can you imagine what it is like to so completely trust in Christ that we are unaffected by anything that we don't understand or that is very difficult?
This is how I want to live. I want to be able to have joy in my heart and peace on my face no matter what comes at me. This is my prayer continually.
How can we be a witness of God's goodness when we are crabby all the time?
Many people are continually agitated at what is going on in the world. If they asked God to change their heart they would have a completely different perspective about life in general.
How could we walk around angry and frustrated knowing the Lord is going to take care of all of it. He is bigger than anything we see around us. He is bigger than our problems. And, most of all, He has a purpose in all things for the born-again believer. Nothing happens to us without a reason, training for our future in Spiritual growth and for the Millennium when we will rule with Him.
When we let go of our rights in the world, our desires, and our hopes and hang onto Christ we do not worry, nor do we fight with others about the things of this world. In fact, our hopes and desires change dramatically into something much grander than just this earth.
This presumes that we are seeking Christ, it is only He Who can do this in our hearts and only if we want Him to do it.
I see no scriptures in the Bible that say; "look all around you and become irritated and angry about all that is happening, making sure you do something to keep yourself safe in this world and be sure to frighten others with it."
Here's what God does say:
Matthew 6:33-34 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own."
James 1:2-7 "2 Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you encounter various trials,
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
6 But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
7 For that person ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,
8 being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."
Hallelujah, which will we choose to share with others, the troubles of the world around us that man cannot solve, or the joy of Christ's salvation that lasts for eternity?
