GOD OF ALL SITUATIONS

” FOR EVERYTHING COMES FROM HIM AND EXISTS BY HIS POWER AND IS INTENDED FOR HIS GLORY. ALL GLORY TO HIM FOREVER! AMEN. ” ROMANS 11:36

I have thought many times how things would be better in my life if things had gone in a different way. If things had just gone the way I had wanted them to, then things would have turned out much better. Have you ever had thoughts like that? As I read Romans 11:36 I see that my God has a master plan. If I believe in his plan and I listen carefully to him things always turn out for the best. It is when I don’t pay attention to what he is telling me that I get into situations that are uncomfortable. I think back to a time when I was teaching school. One evening I received a phone call from the President of the local bank. He told me that they had a cashier’s position opening up and wanted me to consider applying for the position. Wow. I didn’t know what to think. I didn’t know the President of the bank and I was terrible in math. Me working in a bank? That didn’t even sound reasonable. I prayed and prayed. Finally I decided that I would give it a try and see what happened. I could always go back to teaching. Teaching was something that I liked very much. I missed it and continue to miss the rewards from being able to teach the children. However, the Lord had other ideas for my life. After 38+ years I retired from a successful banking career. I had met people who I would never had met had I stayed in teaching. I had personal growth experiences that I would never have had if I had stayed in teaching. Oh, there were many times I thought about going back into education but something always blocked my way. The bottom line is that our God has control of our lives. If we just listen and do as he tells us things will always work out. If we do things our way then things will usually become entangled with confusion, unhappiness, doubt and fear. Always keep your thoughts on Jesus. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!