STRESS: THE REVERSE FORTUNE

There's Cairo in our news this week.  Libya is there as well.  Yemen now arises giving us more concern.

Trouble.  Rough stuff.  Stress.  Fear.  Anxiety.  The whole nine yards of problems face us.

In all this the Bible appears to be read best through His children being read by the world.  You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men....II Cor. 3:2.

So what are our headlines? 

• Boo Hoo
• YIKES!
• We've Had It!
• I'm Mad.  I'm Angered. I'm Annoyed.

I don't think so!  Because of the grace of God, we children can be read with stunning headlines. 

• We Have Already Won
• We Will Not Be Taken Out
• We Will Minister to Our Enemies
• We Will Salute God with Great Glory

Stress is our stage.  Troubling times serve us.  We know it well because we have studied the Master Teacher's slant on life.  He lay dead.  Jesus never complained as he strode for the tomb.  He never complained.

And then the Third Day, stress and disappointment showed reverse fortune.  Death, it turned out, was the sucker in the story.  God used it only to get His point through: Don't worry child.  I will be there.

So it is with, to, and for us.  We are read best when our headlines declare; Dark Days Prove Advantages for God's Children!

I say....another good post, Terry!!!!!!