An Attitude of Adjustment

He changes times and seasons; …
He gives wisdom….

Daniel 2: 21 NIV®

Realise that tough times won’t last for ever.
As surely as God created Spring to follow Winter. He changes times and seasons. He gives wisdom.
The season of adversity you’re in will end, and when it does, you’ll glean from it the wisdom to build a better future.
Sometimes your greatest blessings come from your most negative circumstances.
Paul writes, Our present troubles are small and won’t last very long.
Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! (2 Corinthians 4: 17 NLT) Tough times don’t last, but tough people do!

Out of your greatest tests come your greatest testimonies.
Don’t make major decisions during a storm.
Thoughts and feelings often run wild in the midst of a crisis;
those are times when you need to be careful about making decisions.
Remain calm, discipline yourself to focus on what you can do and trust God to do what you can’t.
Just as a pilot error can cause a plane to be diverted from its intended destination, or have to make a dangerous emergency landing,
a bad decision can divert or delay you from reaching your destiny.
Let your emotions subside—before you decide.
You may not always have that option, but as much as possible, put significant decisions on hold until the storm passes.
Just as the wind blows about wildly during a storm, your thoughts can become wild and frantic,
and that’s not the best time to make critical assessments.
What should you do? Paul answers, Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and His peace will guard your hearts and minds (Philippians 4: 6–7)

United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) written by Bob and Debby Gass May – July 2020.

Let us pray:
Father God, as we retire for the night we ask you to draw near and comfort all of us,
some have bigger storms than others: loss of loved ones;
persons who face along recovery period from the virus;
staff in our hospitals nursing and care homes who are overworked and stressed;
persons facing unemployment; the possibility of loss of businesses;
persons suffering from loneliness; and fear of the unknown because patterns of life have changed drastically.

Lord, in your mercy, please calm all, and help us to know that you are with us during this distressing time,
as you will never leave us nor forsake us.
You know each of us by name and will hear and respond to our cries for help.

Lord have mercy,
Christ have mercy.

I will lie down in peace and sleep because You, Lord, will keep me safe.

Psalm 4: 8

Amen

He gives rest to his loved ones.

Psalm 127: 2 NLT

‘Be still, and know that I am God:
I will be exalted among the heathen,
I will be exalted in the earth.’

Psalm 46: 10

God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.

Psalm 46:1

Casting all your care upon him: for he cares for you.

1 Peter 5: 7

Glynne Gordon- Carter