“I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” Psalm 27:13
During my walk yesterday in the foothills near my home, God gave me the wisdom for this blog message.
Imagine you are like a Yo-Yo on a string with ups and downs similar to the trip through life. You can’t really do anything about the gyrations of the Yo-Yo because you are at the mercy of the hand of God.
Life will have it’s ups and downs because you live in a world that is not under the authority of God. I think God designed the world in this manner to draw people to Himself. He allows the Yo-Yo to take downturns to get your attention. If everything in life was always smooth and upbeat, then you really wouldn’t need God.
Your emotions and attitudes about God mirror the trip on the Yo-Yo string. When you are on the upswing God is great and life is wonderful. However, when you are on the downswing you question God, challenge His authority, and tend to drift away from Him.
The challenge is to stay yoked to God regardless of the path of the Yo-Yo. Nothing happens by chance in life. So if you can accept and understand God is in control of every facet of your life, then you can overcome the adversities by trusting and praising God.
God wants your total allegiance to Him regardless of the circumstances of your life. Your steadfast faith in God will cause His favor to fall upon you. Faith is believing in what you cannot see and relying on God for your every need.
So when things are crazy and life is spiraling downward, stay focused on God through prayer and filling yourself with His Word. Learn to be still and listen for the voice of God. The Spirit of God desires to speak to you and provide you with wisdom and guidance through life.
After every downswing in life there is a powerful upswing brought about by the mighty hand of God. You will experience the overwhelming goodness of God in the land of the living!
God keeps His promises!
Hal Hollister Ministry 