BE STILL AND KNOW I AM GOD
God promises to hear our prayers, but He does not promise to answer the way we think He should.
God promises to walk with us always, but He doesn’t promise to make the road a highway.
He promises to give us strength to climb the steep slope, but He doesn’t always move the mountain.
God promises to hold us in His righteous right hand through the toughest trials, but He doesn’t promise to keep us from hard times.
He promises shelter under His wings through the tempest, but he doesn’t always calm the storm.
God promises a refuge to run to, a high tower to hide in, a Friend to talk to;
A fortress when under siege, sustenance when hungry, a shield against Satan’s flaming arrows;
A rock to dwell on, a well that does not run dry, a spacious space on which to stand.
He bears our burdens, lights our path, holds us in His righteous right hand, and comes as our Deliverer.
He washes us white as snow, He redeems us with the Son’s blood, He seals us as His for eternity.
However, He does not promise roses without thorns, a free will without consequences, a world without pain.
He does not promise day without night, joy without sorrow, or love without loss.
But God says the dawn will always come, all things will pass, He comforts those who are broken in heart and in spirit.
Our Redeemer says we can pour our hearts out to Him, but He does not always give the answers.
He invites us to lean on Him, to rest in Him and to seek His face, but He desires us to believe in the things we can not see.
To trust that His mighty hand is working.
To believe He only does what is best for His children.
To have faith that His ways are high above what we can comprehend.
To know completely that those ways are for our good always.
To know He is God, King of the Universe. Almighty Creator, Councilor, Redeemer, Judge, Great Shepherd, King of Glory, Lover of my soul, Keeper of the stars, High King of Heaven, The First and the Last, The Way the Truth and the Life, Ruler of Earth and all that is in it, The God of God’s.




