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How can you be stable in unstable times? Pat's View: Inspirational stories
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I am so thankful that we can be stable in unstable times. That stability brings confidence and peace. Let's look a t how.
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Out of the Mouth of Babes The little girl stood in the middle of the back seat tossing the coins in her hand up then catching them. She repeated the rhythmic tossing and catching until her mother realized what was “really” going on in the back seat. It was Sunday morning, she had just picked her daughter up from Children’s Church and the only money she had with her today was her offering money. The mom replied over her shoulder, “Did you give your money in the offering this morning?”
Continuing her tossing game she replied casually, “Sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t.”
Sometimes we do and sometimes we don't. The truth is that we approach our thought life with the same casualness. Sometimes we notice our thoughts and sometimes we don’t. Sometimes we guard our thoughts and sometimes we don’t. Also, Sometimes we let our emotions go haywire and sometimes we don’t. Sometimes we believe God’s promises and sometimes we don’t. And that will make us double minded.
James 1:8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. KJV It has consequences. Unstable in all his ways…sound familiar?
Uncommitted. Apathetic. Doesn’t follow through on promises. Vacillating. Indecisive. Aimless.
Hinders problem solving. Instability and indecisiveness can make problem solving difficult. And even after finally making a decision, indecisiveness can complicate the process of finding the resolve to follow through. And that can be castropic in times of crisis. To be stable in unstable times, in unstable situations; we must anchor to something that is stable, unchanging and consistent.
You know what to do in a shaky situation, you instinctively know to grab something stable. Jesus is that stable, unchanging rock where we can anchor our hope and faith. Grab the promises and steadfastness of Scripture.
"Faith in God’s promises is the only way to find peace in the midst of trouble."--Warren Wiersby
Isaiah 33:6 NASB And He will be the stability of your times, A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; The fear of the LORD is his treasure. Look at what He brings into your situation when you give Him access. A wealth or storehouse of salvation. That word alone is pregnant…aid, deliverance, prosperity, healing, help and security. The verse continues with wisdom and knowledge…which shows you what to do and how to do it. Do you realize the brilliant storehouse that God has given you access to?
A seasoned fisherman drops his anchor in a place he trusts…where do you trust?
Proverbs 3:5 NLT Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.
Trust? Trust is built. The more we know Him, the more we will trust him. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you know Jesus more, to reveal Him to you. That is one of the works that He came to do in your life. The more we fix our thoughts on what He has done, is doing and who He is the greater our confidence in Him will become. A fixed mind is a steadfast, stable mind. Reflect on His nature and His goodness. Respond to His goodness with praise and worship.
Fix your thoughts. Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. Hebrews 3:1 NIV
Grand Canyon National Park
I am always eager to read the information on signs in America’s national parks. When we were in the Grand Canyon a placard told about a mountain peak that could be seen from where we were standing. I searched the horizon for the peak, but everything looked the same to me. Then I noticed what I thought was a telescope so I looked through it. There was the peak I had been searching for.
I was wrong To my surprise it wasn’t a telescope. It was only a tube of pipe mounted in the direct
Download Podcast
I am so thankful that we can be stable in unstable times. That stability brings confidence and peace. Let's look a t how.
This podcast is available on iTunes.
Out of the Mouth of Babes The little girl stood in the middle of the back seat tossing the coins in her hand up then catching them. She repeated the rhythmic tossing and catching until her mother realized what was “really” going on in the back seat. It was Sunday morning, she had just picked her daughter up from Children’s Church and the only money she had with her today was her offering money. The mom replied over her shoulder, “Did you give your money in the offering this morning?”
Continuing her tossing game she replied casually, “Sometimes I do and sometimes I don’t.”
Sometimes we do and sometimes we don't. The truth is that we approach our thought life with the same casualness. Sometimes we notice our thoughts and sometimes we don’t. Sometimes we guard our thoughts and sometimes we don’t. Also, Sometimes we let our emotions go haywire and sometimes we don’t. Sometimes we believe God’s promises and sometimes we don’t. And that will make us double minded.
James 1:8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. KJV It has consequences. Unstable in all his ways…sound familiar?
Uncommitted. Apathetic. Doesn’t follow through on promises. Vacillating. Indecisive. Aimless.
Hinders problem solving. Instability and indecisiveness can make problem solving difficult. And even after finally making a decision, indecisiveness can complicate the process of finding the resolve to follow through. And that can be castropic in times of crisis. To be stable in unstable times, in unstable situations; we must anchor to something that is stable, unchanging and consistent.
You know what to do in a shaky situation, you instinctively know to grab something stable. Jesus is that stable, unchanging rock where we can anchor our hope and faith. Grab the promises and steadfastness of Scripture.
"Faith in God’s promises is the only way to find peace in the midst of trouble."--Warren Wiersby
Isaiah 33:6 NASB And He will be the stability of your times, A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; The fear of the LORD is his treasure. Look at what He brings into your situation when you give Him access. A wealth or storehouse of salvation. That word alone is pregnant…aid, deliverance, prosperity, healing, help and security. The verse continues with wisdom and knowledge…which shows you what to do and how to do it. Do you realize the brilliant storehouse that God has given you access to?
A seasoned fisherman drops his anchor in a place he trusts…where do you trust?
Proverbs 3:5 NLT Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.
Trust? Trust is built. The more we know Him, the more we will trust him. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you know Jesus more, to reveal Him to you. That is one of the works that He came to do in your life. The more we fix our thoughts on what He has done, is doing and who He is the greater our confidence in Him will become. A fixed mind is a steadfast, stable mind. Reflect on His nature and His goodness. Respond to His goodness with praise and worship.
Fix your thoughts. Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. Hebrews 3:1 NIV
Grand Canyon National Park
I am always eager to read the information on signs in America’s national parks. When we were in the Grand Canyon a placard told about a mountain peak that could be seen from where we were standing. I searched the horizon for the peak, but everything looked the same to me. Then I noticed what I thought was a telescope so I looked through it. There was the peak I had been searching for.
I was wrong To my surprise it wasn’t a telescope. It was only a tube of pipe mounted in the direct
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