GOD’S NEW THING

Ecclesiastes 7:10 (Nlt) Don’t long for the “good old days.” This is not wise.

Probably anyone who’s been around for a while has been tempted to wish for the good old days, because we don’t like the way things are going, but King Solomon advises us it’s not wise to do that. Why is that? It implies we’re discontented with our lot, which is like complaining to God and that attitude will prevent us from enjoying the good we have right now. 

Complaining feeds our discontentment and hinders the blessings of God whereas praising and being thankful releases them, regardless of what is happening in the world.

When we look back we tend to use rose tinted spectacles anyway and forget the not so good things there were back then too! We can be sure though that God has placed us here in this time frame for a reason. He has a good purpose for our lives right now, wherever we are.

Isaiah 43:18-19 Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing. Now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. 

So instead let’s be thankful because God wants us to be believing in faith for the new thing He has promised us to be on its way and it’s very hard to reach out for the new when we keep looking backwards! We tend to fall over!😊

If you’ve felt like you’ve been in the wilderness, or spiritually dry, take heart because God has said He’ll give us a new road to travel and He’ll satisfy our thirst, not with a little trickle but with a river, so let’s look forward with anticipation and expectation of the new thing He has prepared for us. Whatever it is, we know it will be a blessing.

Jesus is the Light in this world and He has made us to be light too so let’s not allow the enemy to bring us down or deceive us in any way. The best is yet to come.😊

And remember we belong to the King of Kings and the path of the righteous gets brighter and brighter, so let’s enjoy the present and believe for the good new days which God has planned for us. Amen. 

OUR GOD WANTS TO BOTHER WITH US

Psalm 139:1 

O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.

It’s good to remember that whether we’re up or whether we’re down our God remains the same. His love for us is constant, it knows no variables. It just IS. I’m so thankful for that because we all have days when we’re less than cheerful, days when we feel a bit gloomy for some reason, but underneath all of that, for the believer, there is the joy of knowing God is still with us, still loving us, still cheering us on because His plan and purpose for us has never changed.

We all know our feelings can change in an instant so they’re not really worth listening to very much, they’re so unreliable, but our God is totally reliable and we can run to Him to lift us back up, for strength and courage, for comfort or any other thing, whenever we need it. I hope that helps and encourages someone today. 

We all know where negative feelings come from and we all know the way to deal with them is to remind the enemy he’s a defeated foe, he’s under our feet, to resist him and tell him to GO!

Even though God knows absolutely everything about us, He is, and always will be for us not against us. One of the keys I’ve found helpful is to take our eyes off ourselves and put them back on our amazing God and His amazing grace and thank Him for bothering with us at all! The lovely thing is, He wants to bother with us because we matter to Him so much. Reading Psalm 139 is so helpful because it reminds us how involved with us God is.😊

v.17 How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!

Take heart today my friend, and don’t let the enemy deceive you or bring you down because with God all things are possible, He loves you and He fully intends to finish what He started in all of us, for His glory. Amen.