I have probably written about this before but I think it deserves repeating since we have had discussions on the topic for the past few days with a good friend.
A lot of these discussions centered around the verse of scripture in Romans 8:14-17 in the Message Bible.
I know it is easy to tell someone else what to do and even to plan someone else's life (which I have been known to try and do!). However, as the Bible says in Psalm 37:25, "once I was young but now I am old."
The Message says, "I was once young, now I am a graybeard."
Ha! I like that!
Since I am in that OLD category now, I think I may have picked up a few things along the way.
When troubles come (and they will), and when the answers seem to be doing everything they can to hide from you, the best thing you can do is seek help in the Bible. Not from friends or relatives or books, and certainly not from me!
Having said that, I am going to give advice here, and it is indeed from the Bible. When you have no idea where to turn or what the answer is, and the Lord seems to be silent, guess what? He has already given you all you need in His Word. So now, turn to the scripture I told you about in Romans 8.
"God's Spirit beckons! There are things to do and places to go! This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike 'what's next Papa?' "
A lot of these discussions centered around the verse of scripture in Romans 8:14-17 in the Message Bible.
I know it is easy to tell someone else what to do and even to plan someone else's life (which I have been known to try and do!). However, as the Bible says in Psalm 37:25, "once I was young but now I am old."
The Message says, "I was once young, now I am a graybeard."
Ha! I like that!
Since I am in that OLD category now, I think I may have picked up a few things along the way.
When troubles come (and they will), and when the answers seem to be doing everything they can to hide from you, the best thing you can do is seek help in the Bible. Not from friends or relatives or books, and certainly not from me!
Having said that, I am going to give advice here, and it is indeed from the Bible. When you have no idea where to turn or what the answer is, and the Lord seems to be silent, guess what? He has already given you all you need in His Word. So now, turn to the scripture I told you about in Romans 8.
"God's Spirit beckons! There are things to do and places to go! This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike 'what's next Papa?' "
