Perplexed is a word I have grown to savor in recent years.
No day is like another, no child is like his sibling, no marriage mirrors its neighbor. And beyond my own orb of experiences, God’s larger, ever-incomprehensible purposes often leave me very perplexed.
But as the words of Paul affirm with gusto, “we are perplexed but not despairing.” (2 Cor. 4:8) Why is despair never the end for us who believe? One word: Hope.
We belong to a God who lives perpetually to advocate for us (Hebrews 7:25); who has scrawled His signature on the check for our freedom; who has promised to unfailingly hand us our daily bread. Because these facts are eternally true, our lack of understanding leads not to despair but to rest.
It is an amazing grace that He knows what I need in each perplexing encounter. When I awake He knows my day from sunrise to sunrise. He can expertly supply manna for every moment I don’t see.
Greet the “unforeseen and unexpected incidents” of your station in life with confidence that the Bread of Life Himself will unswervingly satisfy your soul.
“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.”
Exactly what I needed! Thank you for bringing forth this incredibly inspirational message, and thank God for His Word!
Love this