Psalm 23:5 "You prepare a table before for me in the presence of my enemies..."
When I was recovering from hip replacement surgery, God was blessing me with a new found mobility and strength, even in the midst of one of my greatest challenges - rehab! I couldn't always see it, but each day, I recovered a little bit more and grew a little bit stronger...a little bit more flexible. Now I am growing faster little by little, surpassing race times from several years before my surgery. The Bible too gives us several examples of people who enjoyed a good life...a blessed life, in spite of difficult situations. God continues to bless us and provide wonderful faith-sharing opportunities in the midst of tragedy, turmoil, and trauma. The key to it all rests on your choice of response to the world around you. You may choose to be consumed with your problems and worries, or you may choose to focus on what God has given you...how he has "prepared a table before you" in the midst of life's storms. Don't wait for the day when you have no problems and no worries...that day will never come. Jesus says, "...In the world you will have trouble; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." (John 16:33) This day...choose joy...and enjoy what God has prepared for you!
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I am a UMC pastor, appointed to serve as a chaplain for two senior adult living communities. My wife is a general music teacher and middle school band director, and we have two sons – 18 and 14. Archives
March 2020
Reflections From The Run
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