John 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you
may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart!
I have overcome the world.”
Ok,
for the most of us, we go through life experiencing minor troubles on the scale
of what could go wrong. Major setbacks and life-struggles in health and well-being
are, hopefully, not experienced at all, or few and far between, and not have
any permanent affect. Negative talk
is severely frowned upon, as the power of “positive thinking”; the Bible speaks
to this in Philippians
4:8, where the Apostle
Paul states: “Finally,
brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is
excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” But, he doesn’t tell
us to be ignorant or pretend that there is no trouble or negative or evil in
this fallen world. But, we are to focus on “good”, grounded foundationally on
God in faith and love. We find peace in walking in the Spirit, praying and
praising our Creator father in heaven, and they Savior Lord Jesus who has
overcome the troubled world to redeem it.
Matthew 5:44-45 Father in heaven. He causes his
sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the
unrighteous.
On my way to work last Thursday, in
congested traffic, a truck suddenly crossed over the double/double yellow lines
on the Freeway in front of me and, not being able to avoid, my motorcycle
collided and I was thrown violently into the truck, deflected ferociously low
side to the pavement and over two lanes. Trouble became a reality, but
miraculously I came away, not only with my life spared, but injures isolated to
a broken right leg, a fractured left wrist and a couple scuffs only. By the
grace of God, there are no head, neck, spin, hip, shoulder or internal injuries
at all. I have a long, slow 6-8 week rest, rehabilitation and recovery, but t he
Lord has glorious things in store for me ... and you. Focus on the Lord.
In Christ, Brian
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