God Is Love

To every man whom God has given wealth, and possessions, He has also given him the ability to eat from them, to receive his reward and to find enjoyment in his toil; these things are the gift of God. For he does not think much about the fleeting days of his life because God keeps him preoccupied with the joy he derives from his activity. Ecclesiastes 5:19-20 NET

Choose to focus on feeding our spirits with the word of God. Not buying yet another item thatwill sit at the bottom of an already full closet. When we surrender ourselves, our hearts to the Lord, our focus will begin to shift. When we surrender to Him, our priorities will begin to change. When we lean into Christ, our will begins to align with His Will. Seek His Word. Choose to set your eyes on Him, focus. With God, we can continue on through uncertainty, grief and confusion because He gives us the strength we need to get through this life. We are not alone. He is larger than our problems. Christ is bigger than our circumstance. He holds our purpose in His hands. He holds time in His hands. He holds our future in His hands. Time bows to Him. God is not bound or limited by it. We are called and invited and created to love and serve God and others. We are able to do this because of His grace, simply beautiful unmerited grace. 

Psalms 23:1-6 NET The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He takes me to lush pastures, He leads me to refreshing water. He restores my strength. He leads me down the right paths for the sake of His reputation. Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff reassure me. You prepare a feast before me in plain sight of my enemies. You refresh my head with oil; my cup is completely full. Surely Your goodness and faithfulness will pursue me all my days, and I will live in the LORD’s house for the rest of my life.

My prayer is that we arrive at the conviction that Christian contentment is finding delight in God’s wise plan for our lives and humbly allowing Him to direct us in it. That we may consistently display our contentment so that, in the end, God will be glorified in our daily life, we will be more joyful, we will be a source of inspiration to others who noticing faith and hope in us will seek the Savior, through whom alone they can have this same contentment. May we, with the help of Jesus, focus on what matters most in this time of pandemic by loving and serving Him and others.  May others show us God’s love and God’s constant presence when we need it as well.  And may we hold on to Jesus, our rock in a weary land, our shelter in a time of storm.