Devotional for Friday, March 22, 2019
“When All Things Work Together”
by Dona Hake
Romans 8:28 (VOICE)
“We are confident that God is able to orchestrate everything to
work toward something good and beautiful when we love Him and accept
His invitation to live according to His plan.”
As we believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ He invites us to live according to His plan for our lives. This is where the abundant life will always be! When we lay down our own ways and thoughts about things, that is when God is able to work and walk with us through the good and the bad times of this life. We will all eventually hit those rough spots in the road… but remember, Jesus said that in this world we will have troubles, and He promised to walk through every valley with us. I have found so many times that in the dark valleys is when I have learned so much, but along with that statement I believe that wisdom comes in the hard times as we purpose to keep our hearts quiet, at peace and humble before our Lord.
It is sad to observe that people do not cry out to God until they are in trouble. When things are going well they go back to living their life in their own ability. Looking to Him should not just be when we are in trouble but we need to be looking to Him when everything is going perfectly well.
It is as we have a consistent, burning love within our hearts for Him that we will see how He will beautifully weave a tapestry of many wonderful things in our lives even in the midst of turmoil and trial. May we strive to remain in His presence and abide in His love. This is where we will always find our joy and strength.
“A joyful heart is the inevitable result
of a heart burning with love.”
Mother Teresa