Tuning into God

He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Luke 24:38

This time of year is a beautiful time of year. In November we are reminded to give thanks. We are reminded of the early settlers to this country, their trial and test, (nearly 50% perished in the first year), and of those native Indians who gave. Their giving of substance and more importantly knowledge gave… life.

Then in December we are reminded to give, boy are we reminded. Retail is worried and they want stuff off their shelves, so they make their push. There’s a lot of tension in the airways and byways of our land. There’s this sense that seemingly overnight we went from being o.k. to now… that we are in big, big trouble. At least this is what are told and asked to believe. One question I have is, why so sudden… the change?

Regardless of the answer we live in this world and we are stuck with it. But I don’t have to share in the worry and fear that it seemingly heaped upon us daily and daily we are assured of just how really bad things are. So, Belinda and I did the smart thing right before the election… we tuned out.

We turned on God’s Word and let me tell you, it’s the greatest joy! The deepest peace! The greatest comfort! Instead of filling our minds with all that is said that is wrong… we tuned into what God had to say about the whole matter. And you know what… He’s in control and He’s got things under control.

God has a master plan for you life. He has ambitions, hopes, and dreams for you to fulfill. He’s not against you… he’s for you. It’s our attitudes, behaviors, and wrong thinking that he’s lovingly and sometimes sternly trying to adjust. For He knows even if we don’t or won’t see that there is simply nothing good that comes from raw human nature. So, why do we trust it so?

Has not God always proven faithful? Has He not always given you what you need instead of what you want? Has He ever lied, cheated, or treated you unjustly? No, God’s fair. God’s just and justified in how He treats us… don’t spoiled children sometime need the woodshed and the sad ones a hug?

We are God’s children and if we act childishly he will treat us so. We can either run and hide in the face of what is coming or we can stand and proclaim the truth. The truth found in Christ Jesus. What other truth is there?