John 9
Don’t bail before the blessing!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Wednesday, June 17.
Here is some common counsel I give people: “Don’t bail before the blessing!”
So often, we miss out on God’s best for our lives because we don’t persevere and we grow weary in doing good. So often, we miss out on God’s best for our relationships because we grow callouses around our hearts and get bitter, then we stop giving and forgiving.
Love never fails! Don’t bail before the blessing!
I believe God makes use of us in every situation to bring about His greater purposes for His glory. No matter what you are going through, ask yourself, “How can I bring God glory in and through my attitudes, actions, and responses?”
Our lives and our relationships are always about something more than we know.
No matter how overwhelming your situation, remember that there is something greater than you can see at stake. In John 9, when Jesus’ disciples asked why a certain man was born blind and whose sin caused it, Jesus responded with a bigger story in mind. Listen to Jesus in John 9:3, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the work of God might be displayed in him.”
Jesus wants to tell the bigger story of God’s creation and redemption through your life. And not just a once upon a time story, but an everyday-in-every-way story. A key ingredient to this happening in you is faith—the ability to see and believe in the bigger story of God.
Remember, what is impossible for us, is not impossible for God!
Do you believe God can use your story to tell His Story? Do you have the faith that allows your everyday-every-way story to put God’s glory on display?
Seize the moment and don’t bail before the blessing! Live by faith and not be sight! God’s got this—Trust Him!
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