My question for God:
How do I make sense of the seemingly random circumstances of my life? Is God really in charge, or do things happen by chance?
A Moment with God:
I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt. But don't be upset, and don't be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives...So it was God who sent me here, not you! Genesis 45: 4-5, 8
The Lord will work out his plans for my life. Psalm 138: 8
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From a human perspective, the world and even our lives often seem to be random and unpredictable, but God is ultimately in control. In Joseph's story, God used even the cruel and unjust actions of Joseph's own brothers to fulfill his plan. People's sinful ways do not ruin God's sovereign plans. Your life is like a tapestry. Now you can see only small sections on the back, with all its knots and loose ends. Someday you will see the front in its entirety, the beautiful picture of world history and your personal story from God's perspective. If you can see unexpected and even unwelcome circumstances in this way, you can embrace both the good and the bad, knowing that God is weaving a beautiful picture with your life.
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Divine Promise
YOU SEE ME WHEN I TRAVEL AND WHEN I REST AT HOME. YOU KNOW EVERYTHING I DO. Psalm 139: 3
This lesson, again from "Divine Moments for Leaders, seemed so appropriate for today. The world sometimes feels so scarily out of control and this lesson puts everything into "God's Perspective!"
Many thanks to Charlotte and Ginger at Bloggerspirit.blogspot.com.
15 comments:
A beautiful reminder of God's love~ He works all things out for good, doesn't He! Thank you for sharing this.
Our lives become meaningful only when we commit our plans to the Lord. Great post. Blessings.
Jean, this is such a great post, and what a wonderful reminder that nothing nor anyone stops God's plan. So blessed as the story of Joseph's life has always encouraged me, thank you for sharing.
Blessings,
Sue
This is a beautiful. Daily I'm thinking to myself how the Lord is weaving my life together. I try to be still and know when is is taking control. When I get busy doing this and that I tend to forgot that I'm not in charge.
God Bless,
Ginger
This is a beautiful. Daily I'm thinking to myself how the Lord is weaving my life together. I try to be still and know when is is taking control. When I get busy doing this and that I tend to forgot that I'm not in charge.
God Bless,
Ginger
This is wonderful...He works to the good for those that love Him...He really does.
God bless,
Mary
Fantastic post.
It is nice to see the big picture, isn't it? Thanks for the reminder, Mau!
The remarkable story of Joseph is perhaps my favorite. Amazing how Scripture says, "And the Lord was with Joseph," no matter where Joseph found himself. In prison.. "And the Lord was with Joseph."
Beautiful thought.
So very nice to meet you Ms. Daisy. I made my first post to Spiritual Sunday today. It has been such a blessing for me to find such spiritual women. I am a single mom of 2 teen kids. My job is relocating us in a couple of months, so God is taking us on a new adventure. I have full-custody of the kids and it can be exhausting. It has been through faith and prayers that we have made it through tough times.
May God continue to bless you.
Yoli
Good or bad.We praise God. wonderfu post.
Have a great week.
God is in control. Thanks, Jean.
Thank you Ms. Daisy!
Beautiful words today - spoken directly to my heart! I have been struggling and this passage in Genesis is something that I have read twice today- I think God is trying to get my attention :)
Thank you your faithfulness - you never know WHO God is speaking to through your words!
Blessings to you sweet sister,
Kymber
A lovely reminder of God's love for us and His caring, watchful eye is always upon us. Thank you for sharing, Jean. Hope you had a wonderful Sunday and the coming week is lovely in every way.
Blessings,
Sandi
I have missed reading your blog.
It's good to be back.
Melissa
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