Complaints

Life is often unfair. It is often unjust. It is often so frustrating that we call to God for answers with questions that judge His methods.

^{Habakkuk 1: 2}How long, O LORD, will I call for help,
And You will not hear?
I cry out to You, "Violence!"
Yet You do not save.
³Why do You make me see iniquity,
And cause me to look on wickedness?
Yes, destruction and violence are before me;
Strife exists and contention arises.
⁴Therefore the law is ignored
And justice is never upheld
For the wicked surround the righteous;
Therefore justice comes out perverted.

There is no doubt that Habakkuk lived at a time of destruction. In our own lives it can often feel as though things are out of control. It may seem as though we are watching a terrible movie and want to just turn the channel to the happy stuff. Why God do you make me see the awful things?

It can be so hard when we don't see the big picture. It tears at our hearts to be in the midst of pain and frustration. How many times in your life have you come through the other side of the hardship? Are you stronger? Is God stronger in your life? Are you willing to admit your weakness in the midst of struggle and rely on God's plan and strength?

Please pray for Sue O this week.

Hope, Day 4

It is time to stop blowing on the dice.

It is time to stop wishing on the stars.

It is time to stop looking for the numbers on the back of your fortune.

It is time to start looking to your Savior.

Refocus your thoughts on things not of this world but on the thing you cannot see. Many people around us and some of us are struggling with the realities of a struggling economy, rising gas prices and a terrible housing market. People are loosing jobs and the cost of everything is going up. How do we keep going? How do you keep going?

Can you show the world around you what it looks like to focus hope on Christ?

Instead of lottery tickets, horoscopes and government put your trust and expectations on the One who loves you.

We all have to go through the struggles that come to us. We have to work through financial struggles. We have to mend broken hearts. We have to keep moving when some days it is easier to pull the covers over your head.

Focus on the One that has promised you hope and love.

Heavenly Father, Your grace and beauty overwhelms me with Thanksgiving. Times are getting hard for many of us and we need your guidance. More then ever Lord I need to turn to you with my expectations. I want to be a light in a world that wants to turn to failing promises. Guide us Lord with your word. In our times of struggle be our focus and strength. Be the hope in the darkness. Even though it is tough and hard to struggle in our relationships and our finances, be our focus. Don't let me look to the things of this world for answers but to you. ~In your precious name.

Please continue to pray for Shawna L this week. Please let us know your praise and prayers for tomorrow. God Bless.