From the book, Devotions for Women on the Go
Just because God seems silent doesn't mean He isn't working. The silence might be speaking volumes.
We have a choice to make. We can be a thermometer or a thermostat. Thermometers go up and down depending on the circumstances of the weather. But thermostats set the climate. Instead of riding an emotional roller coaster, I believe God wants us to set a course of stability and be thermostats - choosing faith, not fear. We can let this ruin us and our family, or we can let it make us stronger. Are you a thermometer or a thermostat?
Proverbs 17:17
"A friend is always loyal."
If God has laid a plan or a passion on your heart, hold a get-together. Pray, and then watch the synergy develop!
Let Go - allow God to mend you
Start Over - allow God to mold you
Move Ahead - allow God to mature you
(from After the Boxes are Unpacked)
How do you live above circumstances, live with contentment, live with joy? Make a choice to keep God as the focus of your life, not the circumstances around them. Keep your focus vertical, not horizontal. Learn to respond first to God, instead of to people and situations.
He doesn't always change your situation; what He does is give you new strength and hope so you can face those circumstances and keep on going. 2 Cor 4:18
My God is bigger than whatever circumstances may surround me.
"In everything you do, put God first, and He will direct you and crown your efforts with success." Prov 3:6
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