One Day at a TimeSample

One Day at a Time

Happiness does not mean living without pain or hurt.  Not at all. True happiness is learning how to live one day at a time in spite of sorrow and pain. It is learning how to rejoice in the Lord no matter what has happened in the past.

Worshippers are not made during revivals in the good, sunny times or periods of victory and health. Worshippers of God are made during dark, stormy nights. How we respond to our storms determine just what kind of worshippers we are.

Faith is a gift, not a diploma. It should not be a burden or a puzzle. The more childlike it is the better it works.

Maybe you’re in a storm right now. The wind is blowing hard, shaking you violently, and you think you’re going down. Beloved, don’t panic! You need to know that in the midst of the tempest you are putting down deep spiritual roots. God is developing in you a deepening humility, a greater mourning and sorrow for sin, and a heightened hunger for his righteousness.

I will no longer worry or fret about issues that do not worry my Savior. By calling the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, Jesus made an infallible prediction. He was predicting his people would be suffering discomfort and would be in need of comfort that there would be a lot of pain and suffering among his people in the last days.

God didn’t promise you a painless way of life. He promised you “a way of escape.” He promised to help you bear your pain and strength to put you back on your feet when weakness makes you stagger.

The Christian life is not a life of clear sailing. Every believer is going to have bad days no matter how holy he or she may be. Most Christians know Jesus isn’t just a “good times only” savior. He is with us, not only when things are going well, but also during our bad days. When hard times hit us, he doesn’t disappear, saying, “I’ll be back when you’ve got it all worked out.” No, he’s faithful and caring through every season.