Life sometimes throws many unforeseeable balls at us. Two key words of encouragement come from this, firstly how do you respond and secondly don’t get distracted. We would be foolish to think that life will only throw us easy balls that we can catch. If that is all we expect out of life, then really we are not seeing the “Big picture” of God’s plans.
As I was praying for this word of encouragement for today, God was encouraging me to say that many of us are going through seasons in life where we are uncomfortable; we don’t understand why God is throwing at us so many different types of balls that we can’t easily catch. But God wants us to be encouraged today because He has begun a work in us already, and He is stirring our hearts, our lives, in preparation for the next season in life we are about to embark on.
Firstly, how we respond to the unforeseeable balls thrown at us? When life throws things that are unforeseeable at us, I see this as an opportunity rather than a risk. I see this as God stirring in us to rise up to the challenge. If we are never stirred up by God, then most often we get comfortable where we are at, we then become stagnant.
Finally, don’t get distracted. Sometimes when God throws us into the deep end of the ocean, throws us unforeseeable things in life, and rocks our boat, it is because God has more in store for us, or He is preparing us for more responsibility, leadership, and to get to the next level. However, we respond to this exactly the opposite, we question God, we internalize, we worry, we start getting confused, and soon we get distracted.
God has started a work in us, for a reason, to seek Him, to hear Him, to turn our eyes to Him, and not on the chaos. God stirs our lives, to test, to be reminded of God’s purpose in our lives, to be challenged by God. If we don’t focus our eyes on God through the stirring, through the shaking, we will get distracted, and soon we will miss the mark! Let us not miss the mark today!
In Haggai 2:5-7, our Father is going to shake us, and watch and see God’s power move in our lives causing the earth to shake again. “And my Spirit remains among you. Do not fear. This is what the Lord Almighty says: In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. I will shake all nations, and the desired of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord almighty.” As we pray today, let us claim this verse over our lives. Let us allow God to shake us once more so that our house may be filled with His unfailing love and glory.
By: Shaun Lee
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