A Thursday with God

Everyone knows times are tough. It doesn't take a genius to figure that one out.

As followers of Christ, we know its sometimes hard to follow the way of the Lord in the middle of the week. Let's be real with ourselves, we're nowhere near perfect during the week, most of us are less Christian than we would like to be. But that's when things are going alright for us personally.Praising God is hard enough during the week.

But what about when you've just had a crummy week, and things aren't going well at all at school, and you can't find a job, and your car breaks down, and just the world all around is conspiring against you, waiting to make you miserable. Where's God in all of that?

God is in all of it. I know it sounds crazy, and you might even be thinking "How can an ALL-LOVING God do that to someone?" God is in control of all things.

God allows us to go through things. Things that are too much for us to handle by ourselves, or even other earthly people. We must rely on God, that He will not allow anything to come before us that we cannot overcome with Him at our side. God allows us to go through trials. It's explained in James 1:2-4. "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish it's work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."

So God develops us so that we can grow up. So that we might be Mature and COMPLETE, NOT LACKING ANYTHING! We can be full in they eyes of God. How awesome is that?

God is with us, through the good and the bad. He's got our back. Though, in times of trouble, we forget to look over our shoulders...