Wow, it has been a couple of months since I blogged. I am determined to finish what I started.
I have begun a new semester in my first year at the University of Cape Town. Having been away from home in a "non-churchy" environment (though I was away from home last year, I was doing missions work), I have been through the bad and the ugly. I came to to a point of assessing my own convictions.
It has been such a hard journey going through periods of loneliness, pain and so much more. This post is based on a popular Scripture (amongst Christians), namely Romans 8:28
Often when we are so swamped with pressure, difficulty or even sin, we can easily lose hope and not see the big picture. When we are so zoomed in on a picture and just see one pixel and not zoom out to see all those millions other pixels that form the whole picture, we may lose it.
And I did lose hope. I had a breakdown but I thank God for His grace. He enabled me, in the last couple of weeks to "zoom out" and see the whole picture. Now "everything" is making sense. And His peace is guarding my heart in Christ Jesus.
God is right there with you. Read this Romans 8:28 (The Amplified) "We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their (the saints) labour] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose" (emphasis mine).
God is a partner in our labour. He is not inactive. He is such a participator in our lives though we may not feel nor see it at the time. I encourage you to be assured and to know that all things do work together and are fitting into a plan FOR GOOD.
I do not like using "popular" Scriptures but I sense such an urge in believing that indeed HE knows the plans He has for us, plans to prosper us and not to harm us (Jeremiah 29:11).
Are you hurting? Can you not see any way out? Are you stuck? Do you feel hopeless?
Well, hold onto the imperishable truth of the Word of God and trust Him above your emotions.
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3 comments:
Am i teary eyed?....You put it so well, hit the nail on the head. Wow. Great title-it produces an unction to focus on the One. Sometimes we go through seasons we dont wanna go through but we have to, they teach us SO MUCH. And yes, once you zoom out oh boy does it make sense. Xoxo.
Previous comment made by Annah. Just had a blond moment.
Thank you dear "anonymous" (although I know who you are)... We can do this. Let's zoom out.
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