From The Crucible (by Pastor Linda Pugsley)

Do you trust God for every detail of your life? Do you know that not all is helter skelter with God, but it all fits into a pattern for good for those who love Him? We need to stop with the analyzing and buckle down with the focusing on God, not the details. Focus more on trusting Him and thanking Him (not for the problem, but for Him and His direction).

Even when you mess up royally, God will cover you with His grace and recycle the situation from bad to good. Just don’t frame up what you think He will do or not do, nor what you think should be done…that’s a recipe for disappointment.

Psalm 40:2 (AMP) hits the nail on the head in this regard, “He drew me up out of a horrible pit [a pit of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay [froth and slime], and set my feet upon a rock, steadying my steps and establishing my goings.”

The Rock is much better than the pit! Endure the fire…it’s producing pure gold!

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