Walk by Faith, Trusting God

It's been a while since I reposted a GriefShare email...but this one really spoke into my life today:

Walk by Faith, Trusting God
Day 193

"For we walk by faith, not by sight" (2 Corinthians 5:7 NASB).

You are called to walk by faith, especially when there are unanswered questions in your heart. You are to trust God, even when you do not have the explanations you feel you need.

Dr. Joseph Stowell says: "If you look at your problem and then look at God, you always end up throwing stones at God for the problem. If you look at God first and look at your problems through Him, through His sovereignty--that He is in control of EVERYTHING, that He has permitted this in your life FOR A REASON, that He is a just God, that He will settle the score for you--you will see that He is an all-powerful God who can turn this situation to that which is good and right.

"So the way to avoid the vulnerability of these nagging questions that distance you from God and make you liable for Satan's attack in the midst of your despair is to really focus on what you know to be true about God and to live in the exclamation point of that truth, not in the question marks of what you don't know about your problem."

Faithful God, I must look at You first. Teach me about Your goodness and sovereignty. Teach me to see the big picture and not just the pebbles of my unanswered questions. Lord, I'm willing to try. Amen.

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All four of us, Isa/Jin/Keila/me, sat at the table together today. Isa and Jin were studying their AWANA books...Lala was working on her school work...I was organizing my calendar and studying the Word...and together listened to Jin & Isa recite verses that they were happy to share with us. It was so beautiful! Today felt GOOD!

Your girls are getting better and better everyday. We miss you & love you and hope you're proud of us.

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