Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
And the dreams that you dare to
Oh why, oh why can't I?
(Songwriters: E.Y. Harburg / Harold Arlen)
What do you do when your dreams diminish? The goals that you set, the plans that you made, just disintegrate before your eyes. To say that life is unfair concerning this is an understatement.
But when we look at our future through James's perspective, we can deal with life's ups and downs. In his letter he tells us that as Christians we are to be subject to the will of God. His will comes first, before our own. "If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that." How many of us say that every day of our lives? When we get up in the morning, do we ask the Lord to show us His will for our lives?
And when times of trials come, do we look at them and say confidently, "this is the will of God!" This is what God wants me to go through for my own growth and maturity?
It's difficult to understand when our neighbors seem to have everything going their way and we are struggling. But what our neighbors need to see, is their need for the Savior, who is first and foremost in our lives. Because when this life (which is like a vapor v.14) is said and done, the only thing that is going to matter, is our eternal relationship with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. So let's dream in Christ. He will never let us down! GP
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