The Good News About the Bad News

 

He is not afraid of bad news;

his heart is firm,

   trusting in the LORD.

                Psalm 112. 7

(We are often paralyzed

        by the "what if's..."

What if this goes awry?

What if this falls apart?

What if there is

       an enormous abyss?

But when we trust God,

   our what if's are changed

   from that of fear

       to opportunity.

In God's hands,

   our what if's

   become our what is.

What is next

   keeps us from seeing

   what is now.

And doing something about it.

Are we so fearful

   we miss His designs,

   His strength,

   and His calling upon us

   in this particular situation?

God redeems even what we see

    initially as bad news.

God uses everything

    for great good,

even the hard stuff,

even the mysteries,

even what we don't understand

                        yet.

Trust Me in this.)

O LORD,

So much all around us

   goes way over our heads.

We hunker down in fear

   and miss the wonders

   of life with You.

We don't know what is ahead,

     but we can know You.

And trust You even in this.

Spread Your shield

        and Your strength

        over us

that we may follow You

and be faithful to You

  even in the hard stuff.

For Your glory.

For Your goodness sake.