ANOTHER CHANCE

Psalm 86:15 NLT 15 But you, O Lord, are a God of compassion and mercy, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.

I bought a little Acer tree a couple of years ago and put it in a pot on the deck but it didn’t do well at all. Each year the leaves were all shrivelled up and it looked half dead, and I nearly threw it away! But I decided to give it another chance this year and put it in a different position in the garden, and now it’s doing beautifully. I’m so glad I didn’t give up on it!😊

I think God is like that with us when we don’t seem to be doing so well for some reason. He doesn’t go by what we look like or feel like! He’s always prepared to give us yet another chance and encourages us to keep going, keep looking to Him for strength, to read His word in order to hear His voice in the challenges of any given day.

My acer tree had to try a new position, a new perspective and sometimes that’s all we need too. A fresh perspective, to see things from the bigger picture instead of the microcosm of our own standpoint. There may be others who are dealing with bigger things all around us who need a kind and encouraging word, or a phone call to let them know they’re not alone, that someone cares about them.

God wants us to know He cares about us all the time. Psalm 139 lets us know we’re never out of His thoughts and they’re good thoughts He has about us, thoughts of love, to bless and not to harm us. 

Psalm 18:19 NKJV He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me. Isn’t that a lovely thought? God delights in you because of Jesus!😊 Let’s tune into His thoughts this week, reposition our thinking, as He gives us another chance if we need it.

Lord help us hear You more clearly and have a fresh perspective that You are lifting us up, bringing us through, and into a broad, safe place for our feet to enjoy once again. In Jesus name. Amen.