Ouch! Praise God!
I'm still pretty much a newbie Christian (should be obvious :-). Anyway, something occurred to me when I stubbed my toes last night, walking half-asleep to the bathroom in the dark. "... All things work together for good to those who love God, and are the called according to His purpose." (Romans 8:28)
Actually, in proper order, I stumbled half-asleep into my computer bag and thought, "Ouch... Praise God!" In my half-asleep wandering to the bathroom, my brain was caught up in all the concerns and worries of the previous day, the shock of the stubbing cleared my mind, and I was left with a sense of peace, the feeling that God wanted to reassure me. Half remembered verses like Romans 8:28 came to mind. When I lay back down, I was praising God because I knew that it was only His work that I wasn't cursing and swearing after stubbing my toes.
"Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God." (Romans 10:17) And "Commit your works to the LORD and your thoughts shall be established." (Proverbs 16:3).
What can you do? First get right with God. This means accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord, the ruler of your life. Then walk in it; if Jesus is the master of your life, then do the things He tells you to do. Start this by reading the Love Letter/Life Manual He wrote to you... the Bible regularly and often. Find a Bible believing and Bible teaching church (if the pastor teaches entirely from the Bible, you search what he says and compare that with the rest of Scripture, and his teaching is consistent with God's word, then you will have likely found a good church) and attend regularly and often. And try to pray... regularly and often. (Hint: you can pray while driving your car; just please don't close your eyes!)
And you will find yourself, stubbing your toes one morning and praising God for it!
Actually, in proper order, I stumbled half-asleep into my computer bag and thought, "Ouch... Praise God!" In my half-asleep wandering to the bathroom, my brain was caught up in all the concerns and worries of the previous day, the shock of the stubbing cleared my mind, and I was left with a sense of peace, the feeling that God wanted to reassure me. Half remembered verses like Romans 8:28 came to mind. When I lay back down, I was praising God because I knew that it was only His work that I wasn't cursing and swearing after stubbing my toes.
"Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God." (Romans 10:17) And "Commit your works to the LORD and your thoughts shall be established." (Proverbs 16:3).
What can you do? First get right with God. This means accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord, the ruler of your life. Then walk in it; if Jesus is the master of your life, then do the things He tells you to do. Start this by reading the Love Letter/Life Manual He wrote to you... the Bible regularly and often. Find a Bible believing and Bible teaching church (if the pastor teaches entirely from the Bible, you search what he says and compare that with the rest of Scripture, and his teaching is consistent with God's word, then you will have likely found a good church) and attend regularly and often. And try to pray... regularly and often. (Hint: you can pray while driving your car; just please don't close your eyes!)
And you will find yourself, stubbing your toes one morning and praising God for it!
posted by Bryan at 9:05 AM
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