Yesterday morning as I was watching the clothes go round and round in the dryer I was thinking of the people in my life who are going through some very hard things. Health issues, job issues (or no job), death of family or friends, and so much more.
People are in hard places and it is hard to sit back and watch at times. I am a "fixer" so I want to get in there and fix it - make it better but I can't. There is nothing I can do but come alongside & support through prayer and just being God's hands when possible.
In our service this morning I was reminded of a couple of verses - Romans 8:28 & Ephesians 3:20.
Romans 8:28 says that He works all things together for our good. It doesn't say it will feel good - it says for OUR good. Which means He must have a purpose. He must know that the outcome is. He HAS to know where the end is and that we will come out on the other side.
Ephesians 3:20 says He is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us. His love is so beyond our comprehension and His power so above what we could imagine - it is too much to try and think on.
He - through His power & love - walks us through the hard (& the good) times. Sometimes it doesn't make sense but on the other side of it He becomes so much more beyond what we could imagine. And then we become just a little bit more like Him.
So what does all of this have to do with watching the dryer at the launder-mat? Absolutely nothing! The dryer did not inspire me - God's word did:)
His Love Never Fails, His Mercies Are New Every Morning, Great Is His Faithfulness & He Is ALWAYS working things for our good
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