Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there. When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is…
No one wants to toil without results. Yet, here we have Peter, who after toiling, had nothing to show for his hard work. Does that sound like you? Have you put in so much effort but there is no corresponding result?
Sometimes we want a miracle, we want to see a change but we are not willing to give God access. We’re telling God “What’s on the inside of me is too messy for You to look at. My life stinks on the inside.
When people say these to you remind yourself of the love of God. His everlasting love and loving-kindness. Jesus understands everything you’re going through because He went through them too. So He sent you the comforter.
Sometimes, we wish certain things happened earlier in our lives because we think they would have made a bigger impact. Just like Mary and Martha in our story today, who were hoping Jesus would have arrived sooner.
Have you ever considered that delay is love or maybe an expression of love? God can express His love for you by holding off on what you are asking for because He has something better in store for you.
Whatever it is that God has said, it will come to pass. But you have to stop projecting your expectations into God’s promises and allow Him to bring the promise to pass the way that He wants to do it.
Gratitude will get you a whole lot more than ingratitude, pride, and entitlement would. There is no single person that you are going to say thank you to for what they have done that won’t feel pleased enough and inclined to do something for you the next time.
Although man is important in God’s agenda when no man is available to surrender themselves, God can send us an angel, yet temporarily to help. God can move things to work for us with or without the help of man.
Often, we mistakenly believe that God will work with us in the same way He works with others. This misconception can lead to fear and anxiety.
