"...Everything's going my way." Or IS it?

 

Remember the words from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical, Oklahoma ! ?

The refrain of the song, first published in 1943, goes like this:

“Oh what a beautiful morning,
Oh what a beautiful day,
I've got a wonderful feeling,
Everything's going my way.…"

 

That is what I felt like as I took my walk this morning.

After wet and rainy gloomy days,

The sun is shining,

The birds are singing and the sky is blue.

“Oh, what a beautiful morning.”

 

But what if it’s not? 

What if everything is not going my way?

What if the sun isn’t shining and the birds aren’t singing?

What then? 

 

What if I just got a disappointing phone call, or bad news, or had an unwelcomed development?

What if circumstances don’t give me a “wonderful feeling”? 

What then?

While walking I came across these words chalked on the cement:

  

 

 

 

And I thought to myself,

“No matter what –

Sunshine or rain,

Sickness or health,

Disappointment or fears,

Whatever happens, God’s got this!

God’s got ME!

He loves me... and HE IS GOOD!

 

Be encouraged today, friends.

God’s got YOU, too!

Blessings,

Ruth

Coronavirus...Economics...Politics...

“I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

Wait for the Lord, be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:13-14 

 

The Psalmist expressed great confidence and trust in the Lord when facing serious life-threatening opposition from enemies who attacked and besieged him while falsely accusing him of wrong-doing.

Psalm 27 starts with this great declaration: “The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid?

 

In David’s case he knew who his enemies were. He knew the danger he was facing.

But he also knew his GOD. His trust in God was unwavering, so much so that he was able to say: “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to Him in song.” Psalm 28:7 

 

I came home from teaching Bible study this morning and turned on the tv. The news was full of speculation and information about the coronavirus that is causing concern around the world today. People are being quarantined,

travel is being restricted,

borders are closing,

and science is scrambling to develop a vaccine.

Also vying for attention in the news are the upcoming elections in our country.

The uncertainty is being reflected in the stock market.

 

If we’re honest it could be easy to be afraid. We tend to fear the unknown, the possible,

the what if’s…

So, in times like these what do we do?  

As Christians we cling to what we DO know!

We know that God is good, merciful, faithful, loving; He is the Lord Almighty.

We can reflect on what we have seen Him do in the past and know that He hasn’t changed.

 

Like the Psalmist we can be strong and take heart. 

We can determine to trust Him.

With David we can say “Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident.” Psalm 27:3.

 

And we can do what David determined to do despite opposition and trials –

sing and make music to the Lord, seek His face, and give Him thanks. 

 

Be encouraged today,

Ruth

 

"The Lord Almighty- He is the King of glory." Psalm 24:10