Keep Your Eyes on Jesus

Monday, July 5, 2010

So you've lost your brand new cell phone. You've searched every nook and
cranny and it's nowhere to be found. You've called every possible public venue
where you might have left it and no one has turned in a cell phone. You are
forced to purchase yet another phone. One of the children nearly blew up the
kitchen microwave and 3 days later it still reeks of burnt popcorn and the interior
is now stained an unsightly yellowish brown hue. And to top it all off, you've
suddenly come down with what seems to be a case of the summer flu. No one
else is feeling ill. They are all too busy swimming, picnicing or preparing for a
trip to the Bahamas.

What do you do? Throw in the towel and cry "poor me"? On the contrary, you
take the advice of James who recommended, "Whenever trouble comes your
way, let it be an opportunity for joy." James 1:2 (NLT) Praise the Lord through
the trials, thank Him for all your blessings, and watch Him turn things around for
your good and His glory. I am convinced that God is working through even the
minor irritations of our daily lives. He is working to perfect our character, make
us strong, and to help us to be a witness to others.

Paul comforts us in 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 with the words, "For our light
affliction, which is but for moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and
eternal weight of glory, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the
things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the
things which are not seen are eternal." (KJV) Remember to keep your eyes on
Jesus, the author of your faith, and the lover of your soul.

Written by C.F.