Pastor's Corner

for Sunday October 11th
Life is most difficult when God’s promises seem incompatible with my reality.
Abraham and Sarah were promised a son when they were both past that age of being able to have children. David was anointed king and then was hunted like a fugitive by King Saul. Israel was promised a land of their own but they were slaves in Egypt.
Often we experience the same thing. Our reality seems to make God’s promises impossible. For example, God has promised that He will take care of all our needs yet there is a LOT of month at the end of the money! We just don’t know how we’re going to make it. God has promised to never leave us or forsake us yet my marriage is falling apart; or the kids are out of control; or my job is totally draining emotionally and God just doesn’t seem near at all! We’re tired and frustrated and we just want out, so we quit our jobs for bigger money and better benefits; or we get divorced because we’re tired, angry, bored and unhappy. No, it’s not easy when God’s promises seem incompatible with the reality of my life. This is why the bible encourages us over and over to stand firm on the promises of God in spite of the storm the rages around you. Focus on God not the storm; believe in Him not the apparent “reality” of your life. Despite the seemingly impossibility of Abraham, David and Israel’s situation mentioned above, God’s promises did come true. Don’t run from the struggle God intends for your good because, God’s greatest blessings arrive after we have struggled through the uncertain misery of today.
Pastor Don.