In doing my usual start of the day, I was praying for guidence through some troubles and difficulties I have been faced with. As usual God leads me directly to a specific verse, in this case Romans 8:28 - “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.”
When I read God's word I break it down in 3 different ways.
1.) I imagine being the one who actually wrote the verse.
2.) I imagine being the one the letters in the bible are being written to by puting myself in their shoes/situation as the recipient.
3.) I will read whatever God guides me to read, I break it down by verse, pray and meditate on it and then apply it to my life or situation at that time.
Reading Romans 8:28 hit me like a ton of bricks. I read a story once about a little bird that had built a nest in a pile of old brush, twigs and branches that a farmer had cleared out of a field. The farmer was going to burn the pile of debri so he destroyed the nest.
When the farmer came back the next day he found the bird rebuilding the nest. The farmer destroyed the nest again and again the bird rebuilt it again, and again the farmer destroyed it.
Finally, the little bird gave up.
Can you imagine the frustration that bird felt? Imagine if you can that this bird could talk and going to his family to say; “I just don’t know why all my good plans are not working.”
I've lost count of how many times I've done that myself.
Well, there was an unseen hand doing something the bird may have thought was bad, but was really good.
When I Read Romans 8:28 the one thing I notice first is that it is not saying all things are good. All things in fact are not good. There are some terrible things going on in this world.
The point is that God is ALWAYS good!
You might not buy the winning lotto, you might not get a raise/bonus/promotion, you may not get that dream job you interviewed for but it is all for a reason.
That bird planned out building a nest in a place that would surely have killed it if the farmer didn't see it before lighting the brush on fire. God's plan of this bird building in a safe place was being played out just like all the plans you may have that likewise don't work.
When you pray, listen and watch. Pay attention to your surroundings. No, you won't actually heard God's voice.....then again maybe you will.......but make sure you pray with pure and total faith and beliefe. God is there, God is listening and God will answere with His will and way!
When I read God's word I break it down in 3 different ways.
1.) I imagine being the one who actually wrote the verse.
2.) I imagine being the one the letters in the bible are being written to by puting myself in their shoes/situation as the recipient.
3.) I will read whatever God guides me to read, I break it down by verse, pray and meditate on it and then apply it to my life or situation at that time.
Reading Romans 8:28 hit me like a ton of bricks. I read a story once about a little bird that had built a nest in a pile of old brush, twigs and branches that a farmer had cleared out of a field. The farmer was going to burn the pile of debri so he destroyed the nest.
When the farmer came back the next day he found the bird rebuilding the nest. The farmer destroyed the nest again and again the bird rebuilt it again, and again the farmer destroyed it.
Finally, the little bird gave up.
Can you imagine the frustration that bird felt? Imagine if you can that this bird could talk and going to his family to say; “I just don’t know why all my good plans are not working.”
I've lost count of how many times I've done that myself.
Well, there was an unseen hand doing something the bird may have thought was bad, but was really good.
When I Read Romans 8:28 the one thing I notice first is that it is not saying all things are good. All things in fact are not good. There are some terrible things going on in this world.
The point is that God is ALWAYS good!
You might not buy the winning lotto, you might not get a raise/bonus/promotion, you may not get that dream job you interviewed for but it is all for a reason.
That bird planned out building a nest in a place that would surely have killed it if the farmer didn't see it before lighting the brush on fire. God's plan of this bird building in a safe place was being played out just like all the plans you may have that likewise don't work.
When you pray, listen and watch. Pay attention to your surroundings. No, you won't actually heard God's voice.....then again maybe you will.......but make sure you pray with pure and total faith and beliefe. God is there, God is listening and God will answere with His will and way!
In doing my usual start of the day, I was praying for guidence through some troubles and difficulties I have been faced with. As usual God leads me directly to a specific verse, in this case Romans 8:28 - “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.”
When I read God's word I break it down in 3 different ways.
1.) I imagine being the one who actually wrote the verse.
2.) I imagine being the one the letters in the bible are being written to by puting myself in their shoes/situation as the recipient.
3.) I will read whatever God guides me to read, I break it down by verse, pray and meditate on it and then apply it to my life or situation at that time.
Reading Romans 8:28 hit me like a ton of bricks. I read a story once about a little bird that had built a nest in a pile of old brush, twigs and branches that a farmer had cleared out of a field. The farmer was going to burn the pile of debri so he destroyed the nest.
When the farmer came back the next day he found the bird rebuilding the nest. The farmer destroyed the nest again and again the bird rebuilt it again, and again the farmer destroyed it.
Finally, the little bird gave up.
Can you imagine the frustration that bird felt? Imagine if you can that this bird could talk and going to his family to say; “I just don’t know why all my good plans are not working.”
I've lost count of how many times I've done that myself.
Well, there was an unseen hand doing something the bird may have thought was bad, but was really good.
When I Read Romans 8:28 the one thing I notice first is that it is not saying all things are good. All things in fact are not good. There are some terrible things going on in this world.
The point is that God is ALWAYS good!
You might not buy the winning lotto, you might not get a raise/bonus/promotion, you may not get that dream job you interviewed for but it is all for a reason.
That bird planned out building a nest in a place that would surely have killed it if the farmer didn't see it before lighting the brush on fire. God's plan of this bird building in a safe place was being played out just like all the plans you may have that likewise don't work.
When you pray, listen and watch. Pay attention to your surroundings. No, you won't actually heard God's voice.....then again maybe you will.......but make sure you pray with pure and total faith and beliefe. God is there, God is listening and God will answere with His will and way!
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