As I reflect on happenings of the year gone by, I am reminded that God is unpredictable. In my personal life, on the world scene, in church and the highways and byways. Whatever He wants to happen and what He allows to happen and no matter how painful it feels for the moment, He can turn our mourning into dancing again. He works in amazing ways and He allows things I don’t like nor understand. Yet, I know He is in control and He already said He would NEVER leave me nor forsake me. I am learning He is a PROMISE KEEPER! There are times all I can do is hold to His promises.
For example, there are things the Lord showed me years ago would happen in my life, two of those things have come to past and I am yet waiting on the last one. Do I get discouraged? Of course I do, but I am reminded of the promise, hope deferred makes the heart sick but when the desire comes it is a tree of life and if we hope for what we see not, we do with patience wait for it. I WAIT and TRUST and is in a season that my times are in the Lord’s hands. He is faithful. We serve a God that does new things…He makes ways in the desert and streams in the wasteland Ish. 43:19.
I do not make New Year’s resolutions but I realize nothing will happen unless I take an action. If I don’t change neither will my situation/circumstances. It is good to learn and grow and see things thru different lens – yes, a new perspective and learn to be a more effective follower of Jesus Christ. There are three things I know for sure: The sun will rise in east and set in the west every day and the bible is the final authority on world events.
My oldest brother who used to treat me as his daughter when growing up, who is almost 10 years older than myself. He always took time to answer my childish questions and I believed what he told me. He is now a retired Pastor in his 80’s, and still busy as ever. He actually picked up the phone and called me this year. I was honored by that phone call. He shared with me many experiences he had during his four years in Seminary, Morehouse College. The Bishop of his church sent him to his first church in Athens, Ga, he was so excited he went out to look at the church and it was locked. He found a man nearby and asked how he could see the church, as it was getting dark. He was told the church was in such bad condition and in need of so many things they even had to turn the lights out. My brother returned the next morning to see church in day, as he walked in - it was torn up, look like nobody had been there for years. He was very displeased with the Bishop and was going to call the Bishop and let him know he could keep this, as it wasn’t for him. While pondering this, he quiet his spirit and a man drove up in a fancy car looking for the Pastor of the church, reluctantly my brother responded, I am he. The man invited my brother to his house for dinner, spoke into my brother’s life with words of encouragement and sent members to his church. He happened to be the pastor of the biggest church in Athens and he and my brothers were friends until he passed away. The church grew and this is one of the best experiences of his life. God showed up in so many amazing ways and the folks from that church followed him even years later after he was assigned to other churches. God is UNPREDICTABLE and oh so FAITHFUL!
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