Trust in God reveals itself during the unexpected and difficult moments of life, when what God has chosen for you is something you wouldn’t have chosen for yourself.
It is so important for us to encourage one another to embrace a theology of uncomfortable grace, because on this side of eternity, grace often comes to us in uncomfortable forms.
You and I are regularly humbled as we look at the seemingly endless catalog of things that are impossible for us, but we can take hope and courage from the truth that nothing is impossible with our God.
“You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:19–20
Has anything more contrary to the spirit of our age ever been spoken?
I am not my own.
I am not my own.
I am not my own.
“Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul.” Psalm 66:16
Chosen.
Created.
Held in being.
Loved.
Atoned.
Purchased.
Made alive.
Owned.
Acquitted.
Forgave.
Adopted.
Indwelt.
Purified.
Gladdened.
Sent.
Empowered.
Made fruitful.
Kept.
Above all guard your heart. Don’t let it grow cold or bitter or suspicious. Stay soft, stay humble, stay true before God’s face. Tremble at his word. Trust Him. Only then can we say, “What can man do to me?”
When the Bible commands you to rejoice, it is calling you to surrender the control of your heart to the one who always gives you reason to rejoice, no matter what is going on in your life.
Without adoration and submission, prayer is reduced to a set of demands that make us look as if we are gods, and God’s job is to submit his almighty power to our lordship.