We all face trying circumstances. We all face times of testing. We all face unpleasant situations. We all go through hard and dark places in life. There are some places we walk through that we don't like. We would love for them to be different. We want them to change or make them go away. Many of these places are out of our control. We don't have the power to do anything about them. When these times in life come, there is only one course of action that we can take if we want to have and maintain any level of peace in our lives. It is to TRUST GOD.
Paul faced shipwreck, imprisonment, beatings, contradictions of sinners and persecution by the religious crowds. Yet, he had peace through it all. Daniel was thrown into the lion's den but we don't read where he begged for his life and for escape. He had peace. The three Hebrews were thrown into the fiery furnace. They didn't go "kicking and screaming". They had peace. All of these men faced tremendous testing but we see peace through it in their lives. Why? Because they TRUSTED GOD.
When the trials of life come, and they will, the devil wants to steal your peace. There is only one way to keep that from happening. TRUST GOD! Keep trusting Him no matter what the situation looks like, no matter how you feel about it, when it is not the ideal situation, when there is nothing you can do about it, when it is not what you like, when you want to change it and when fear comes.
Remember this if you want to have and maintain your peace in trying times: God is for you; God is with you; God is working on your behalf; God is in control- nothing takes Him by surprise; God is bigger than the situation; God will work all things together for your good. Therefore, TRUST HIM.
Have a great day. You are going to have to trust God if you want to maintain any level of peace in trying situations.
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Coffee Break is a morning devotional written by Lorraine Ezell
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