Devotional for Sunday 11/25/12
Life brings many challenges. Some of them are minor, others are life-changing. Even some of the minor ones get blown way out of proportion or pile up on each other and drag us down. Depending upon how we look at difficult situations, they can trip us up, or we can move forward. If we see them as calamities, they can stop us in our tracks. But if we see them as opportunities to challenge us to think outside the box and rely on God, we may find we make great strides because of them. Sometimes we look in all the wrong places for help in finding our way. So often we think of turning to God after turning elsewhere. But if we seek the counsel of the Lord first, he will not only point out the way, he will walk along side us, guiding us with every step, putting the right people in our pathway to help us, and carrying us when we feel unable to continue.
“First seek the counsel of the LORD.” 1 Kings 22:5 NIV
May God watch over us all as we face life's challenges and help us to turn to him first. 
written by Jan Andersen
Jan, we are in California for the Holidays. Our oldest son is a Vice President at our church university here and we attend a church in Mission Valley this morning. The pastor's sermon was along the same thought as your blog for today. We as Christians show Praise and Thanksgiving even in difficult times. His wife has cancer so he spoke, too, from his heart. God Bless!
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