God is God

Life’s not always going to go our way. It’s a fact that’s sad, but true! We all have struggles in our daily lives. Whether our issues involve finances, health, family, friends, church, work or something else, we all have struggles.

There’s something I’ve been struggling with lately. Sometimes I wonder why I have to deal with this issue. It affects my family, friends and everyday life. I’ve been praying about it a lot because this isn’t my first experience with this problem. I’ve been down this road before and I didn’t enjoy the first trip!

If there’s one thing God’s taught me during this time, it’s that God is God and I am not. (I think Steven Curtis Chapman has mentioned this, too!) Even though I don’t understand why I struggle in this particular area, He does. He created me and He knows me better than anyone else. I don’t need to have all the answers, I just need to know that He’s there beside me.

Yesterday the kids and I were reading in John (we switched to reading the New Testament to get ready for Easter). In John 1:1-2 it says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.” The “Word” here refers to Jesus, which means that Jesus and God have been around since the beginning of time. That’s a hard, yet amazing concept to fathom.

When life is difficult and uncertain, I can rest in the knowledge that God is God. He’s been here since the beginning and He’ll be with me through every problem I face.

Thank you, God, for being the God who created the world and the God who cares about me. You have proven that You love me and I trust in that love.

If you want to know more, read John 1:1-18