Wait! God's sovereign and good?!?!

After a four week trip back home I got the wonderful chance to speak and Light Company(The middle school ministry at my home church). I think I might have learned a lot more from the talk than the middle schoolers did. haha. I am so thankful that I even get a chance to get up in front of those kids and tell them plainly and honestly how the Lord is teaching me. I love being honest with them. I love telling them my heart. I don't think there is any other way to talk to kids. I think they might have an ability to see through fakeness, but I think they love it, even the tough guys, when some one is honest with them and tells them that everyone goes through hard and good times.

Philippians 4:6-7

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything

by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving,

let your requests be made known to God;

and the peace of God, which surpasses all

understanding, will guard your hearts and

minds through Christ Jesus.

This passage is extremely ridiculous if you think about it. It's pretty

much telling me not to worry about anything. That's hard!

Have you ever tried to not worry about anything? I don't

think it's possible for even the most emotionless people to not worry.

Then it's telling me to talk to God in EVERYTHING! yes everything.

What could in everything mean? Could it possibly mean that

no matter if I'm joyful, sad, trusting, disgusted, fearful, angry,

surprised, anxious, envious, shy, nervous, exasperated, prideful,

or cheerful that I pray and offer those emotions up to God?

But I'm happy why should I pray to God? I'm sad there's

no way the Lord has time to comfort me. Satan feeds us

those lies because he doesn't want us in communion

with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

God is not fickle and God is not vindictive against his children.

"If a son asks for bread from any father among you,

will he give him a stone?" What loving father would punish

their children for being honest and upfront about their desires?

A loving father LOVES when their son or daughter spends time

with them and talks to them. That is how God views his children.

When you talk to God and tell him the desires of your heart he

will give you peace through Jesus Christ. If you love Jesus you

have the promise of Romans 8:28. (And we know that all

things work together for the good of those who love God,

to those who are called according to His purpose.) My security,

as a christian saved by grace, is that God is working everything

towards the glory of himself and if God is glorified I am

doing what I'm supposed to.

So we have to believe that our God is in control and that

he is looking to bless us. In other words I serve a God who is

sovereign and good! How wonderful is that! I hope you can

remember that in your week. Wait for those answers from God,

even if you don't like the answer. God knows better than

us and all he wants to do is bless and love his children.

peace,

matt