The Ultimate Win-Win Situation

 

And God gave victory to David

wherever he went.

               2 Samuel 8.6

(This verse is not about

      winning or losing,

      success or failure.

But when we are faithful

          in following God,

something very different unfolds

     wherever we go

     and in whatever we do.

The Hebrew word successful

    means to make wide and spacious,

    make sufficient, defend.

God enlarges the situation

      with His steadfast love.

He changes us.

What is eternally more at stake

   than a winning score

   is that we know He is God,

              and we are not.

His glory comes in all shapes,

     sizes and appearances.

By much and by little,

     God reveals His Presence.

Not by our own skill and greatness,

              but in His.)

O LORD,

As we go into this day,

please help us to focus

     differently on You,

 not seeing this situation as a win or lose,

     but a conversation 

     and opportunity to be faithful to You.

May we bring Your grace

          and healing here.

Being faithful, obedient,

   and responding to You

always changes the outcome.

Please help us to love others

   right into Your embrace.

You bring Your impossible victory,

   even to our hearts.

And that is always a win.