One of my favorite weather phenomenons is when there is an ample amount of sunshine, blue sky, AND it is still raining. Last week we had two or three of these episodes. It was during one of these times, I was reminded of a recent sermon I listened to on Christian radio.
I don't remember who the speaker was or even the point of the overall sermon, but what stuck in my mind was that too often we look at our situations as either all going well or it is all in the crapper. The point was made that this is seldom the case.
Perhaps you are going through a tough time at work. But the family is still healthy.
Maybe we receive a worrisome doctor's report. However, the mortgage is paid up.
A Christian life is not a life free from hurt and disappointment. In fact, we are warned that we will go through hard times.
12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. (1 Peter 4:12 ESV)
For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. (Matt. 5:45 ESV)
But with few exceptions, even during those dark times, there are just as many positives. Pray that our Father will help us look for those points of sunshine during the rainstorms in our lives.
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