A Load Made Light

20 Aug

This month is full of distractions, dead ends, difficulties, financial setbacks, upcoming deadlines, homeschool preparation, and a desire that’s been delayed. God reminded me to “rejoice and be exceeding glad” but in order to be thankful for my trials, I must understand that all things are designed and allowed by God for my good and growth of my character. I remember Job’s response when he lost everything: “The LORD gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job1:21). “Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? (Job 2:10). I meditated on the following Scriptures:

Psalm 771-12

I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted. I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah. Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak. I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times. I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search. Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore? Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah. And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High. I will remember the works of the Lord: surely I will remember thy wonders of old. I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

When you are discouraged by difficult circumstances, misunderstanding, pressures, responsibilities, or outright persecution, rejoice! Wisdom is basing responses on the bigger picture. This means recognizing that whatever happens to us is not the whim of fate, or the will of man, but the work of God. If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without God’s approval, neither can anyone attack us without God’s permission. (Bill Gothard)

Having read Ps 77, I then began recalling small victories within those trials: the Lord gave me the grace to listen to yesterday’s conference call that shocked and angered a lot of listeners; God allowed a prayer warrior to come with me to a place where I know I would meet a person that I dreaded seeing, God allowed me to hear a testimony from her about doing good to all men including difficult people; and God opened up an opportunity to witness to someone at the end of the day. It was a victory!

This morning, I cried out to God for grace that my family will continue to abide in the Lord through all this.

I then scanned at some pictures on my phone and found these:

dylan carrying

Dylan rejoicing while carrying a load of trials. Well, really God is holding up the load for him that’s why he is able to rejoice!

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Dylan meditating…wait is that LEO???

I shared this with my kids. We all laughed! God truly has a sense of humor!

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.” (Eccl 3:1,4)

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