...for God sent me before you

            to preserve life.

...and to keep alive for you

            many survivors.

So it was not you

who sent me here,

                   but God.

                   Genesis 45. 6-8

(There is a lot more at stake here

     than my own personal comfort.

God never works

                in singular dimensions.

An eternal perspective trusts God

in whatever is on my path,

wherever He places me,

       His divine appointments.

Even in deepest mystery,

          God is profoundly working.

There is nothing He cannot redeem.)

He made my feet

like the the feet of a deer

and set me secure

              on the heights.

...You gave a wide place

        for my steps under me,

and my feet did not slip.

                     Psalm 18. 33, 36

(Daily seeking Him

and practicing His Presence

prepares me

for the scariest places of life,

even those I don't see coming.

What only looks insignificant

    is transformed into the profound,

learning how to walk

             on slippery slopes

and where there appears

        no path at all.

Every experience

    builds faithfulness

    and banishes fear.)

Can we find a man like this,

in whom is the

       Spirit of God?

            Genesis 41. 38

(Does anyone see

    any difference in me?

Having a relationship

               with the Almighty

       should look very different

   in what I do,

   how I choose to respond,

   how I love others in it.

 God has

   strategically positioned me

right here in this place

       for His eternal purposes.

Nothing random about it.)

"It is not in me,

         but God...."

          Genesis 41. 16

(Who gets the credit?

God is not glorified

by our successes

and achievements

and perfection,

but faithfulness to Him along the way,

no matter dire circumstances

        or favorable situation,

seizing every opportunity

    to point others to Him.

Do others see me

        as just a nice person,

or do they know

       God's story in me?)

Do not withhold good

  from those to whom it is due,

when it is in your power

                          to do it.

                  Proverbs 3. 27

(And that is never limited

by money and stuff.

Giving is always subject

         to higher math.

God multiplies exponentially.

Nothing is ever insignificant

                  in God's economy.

What has God given me to do

          in this situation?)

Do not be afraid of sudden terror

      or the storm of the wicked,

      when it comes,

for the LORD will be your confidence

and will keep your foot

            from being caught.

                     Proverbs 3. 25-26

(Walk with the LORD

 and learn to trust Him

             in the everydays,

and not be tripped up with fear,

               even in this.

The storm will come,

but I don't have to

                   be afraid of it.

My trust in God

          is built in layers,

    not dependent on circumstances,

but empowers me to be responsive,

      and even strengthened by them.

Anxiety just tangles me up,

             weighs me down,

and distracts me from God's way in this.)

Come to Me,

all who labor

     and are heavy laden,

and I will give you rest.

Take My yoke upon you,

    and learn from Me,

for I am gentle and lowly in heart,

and you will find

           rest for your souls.

For My yoke is easy,

       and My burden is light.

              Matthew 11. 28-30

(Jesus did not promise

that life would be easy

             and without trouble,

but "I am with you.

          Come to Me with that.")