Yesterday my heart was once again reminded of how I need to keep proper perspective of what is going on around me. This is something we all need to keep in check within our souls. I can remember recently saying to myself while having somewhat of a rough week, “Remember…it could be worse…” Sometimes I think of the horrific things people are facing in different parts of the world, and really we must be mindful that we are blessed. We need to ever remind ourselves that God is walking with us, and He has promised to lead us in the paths that echo His Name.
I am a part of a group on Facebook that is closed and strictly for those interested in photography. Each day we are called upon to submit an image in accordance to the assigned prompt for the day. I have been so blessed with this group for I am now interacting on a regular basis with people from all over the world. Many are Americans, Canadians, Australians. some from Wales, England, Germany, and Holland. What has really been awesome is some are believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. I was glancing through the prompt that was assigned and it was entitled “This happened…” My heart was touched and moved to pray when I saw this individual’s image. She opened with her post saying “this happened” and it was an image of a truck all but completely under the waters caused by a flood. She first apologized for her length of explanation as she shared that her little country town had been devastated with flooding and strong damaging winds as high as 170mm. She said her family was safe yet she had friends that lost everything. On top of that, there was more rain on the way, Their power had been cut off, but would come back and then they would lose it again. At the end of her post she said “Please hold onto those you love and spare a thought for my friends who lost everything, but we are a strong little community, and we will get through this.”
My heart went out as it hit me how devastating that must have been yet there was even more rain on the way. She wrapped up her post with what was the most important thing that she wanted to stress. Her words caused me to once again to just be so thankful for the precious people that God has put in my life, and yes we need to appreciate and love them more and more each day. God has put us with people, and given us each an assignment for such a time as this. Is it always a “bed of roses”? Absolutely not, yet we need to continue walking strong in His plan and purpose for our life. The Lord impressed upon my heart that yes…He is well able to turn our hopeless situations inside out, but it begins with us believing that He can do so. Sometimes the way He turns things around is not the way we planned nor it is in the timetable we expected. Let us grow in our expectancy of Him, and what He is well able to do in our lives.
Ephesians 3:20 (AMP)
“Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]—”
“Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]—”