Can we agree to just disagree on some things?

The last few years things have just been hard. I think we can all agree on that. We have experienced so many things. Not all bad, but certainly not all good. We have seen our friends unfriend us over disagreements in Facebook post, disagreements over court decisions, which by the way we have no control over. Families arguing over so much, gas prices skyrocketing, grocery prices at an all time high, utilities also at an all time high. Let’s face it things are spirally out of control! But all these things are consequences of decisions that were made. Whether we like it or not, every decision has a consequence. Be it good or bad there will be a consequence. Action reaction good or bad. Let that sink in for a few seconds…….

This is about all of that but I want you to shift your thinking to something similar a moment, for most of my adult life I have had the privilege of working in business development for hospice, I have seen and experience many family in the last few weeks of their earthly life. It has been an honor to help them on this journey. For those that are in healthcare you know sometimes you just connect with some patients differently than others, I have one of those patients right now. She is a young lady of 98 years. She was the Leader of Bible Study Fellowship in Missouri and we have shared several times stories of the studies we shared. Her faith is strong and her love for Jesus is unquestionable. She has had a significant decline this week. I went to visit her Friday, she wasn’t talkative this time, she hadn’t been awake very much according to the her daughter. I called her name, she woke up and said my name, and then said “Oh I pray to my God”, I ask her what she had prayed for and she was confused, then after a few minutes she was very clear and began to sit up and began to start reaching forward and ask if I could see it? I ask if what she was seeing? She responded “The stairway! The Stairway! It’s so big I’ll fall off of it!” I reassured her she wouldn’t fall off that someone would be there to help her go up if she was ready. She responded ” I don’t think I’m ready” I told then it was okay not to go yet. She laid down and fell asleep and didn’t go yet.

This has caused me to re-evaluate all that is going on in the world right now. It reassures me that, there is more than all the chaos in the world. Regardless, of the gas prices, grocery prices and the political climate there is a God that sits on the throne that is in control and even though we may not understand we can trust that He does. He isn’t surprised by any of it and in His word is the answers.

I remember as a child we heard that someday we would see a day when a loaf of bread would be the price of a bag of gold, are we there yet?

What else will God allow in order to turn people back to him? What will it take for people to humble themselves and turn back to Him? Maybe we should review what was allowed in the old testament? It can be a bit overwhelming. Turning water to blood, Frogs, Lice, Flies, severe disease on the livestock, boils (ouch), Hail, Locust, Darkness, Death of your firstborn, those are some serious things to deal with!

Think about things we have gone through…….school shootings, financial hardships, World Pandemic, child cancers at an all time high, depression and suicide rates are climbing everyday. Now Monkeypox?!?!?!

I don’t know about you but I really am tired of all the craziness! I want things to be simple again! But my friends I don’t think that will happen for quite some time. Do you? What I do know is that the same God that saw the people through all those things listed above is the same God that is one the throne today! His word in Psalm 139 promises us that He knows all of it.

He knows each of us as individuals. Whether you believe in Him or not he has a plan for your life. He loves you and He wants you to spend eternity with Him. In the midst of all the pain and suffering know that you have a God that loves you and is there when no one else is and His son Jesus died for you. If you call out His name anytime, anyplace Jesus, that sweet name. Jesus the sweetest name I know. He will hear you. He will be there. Ever so quietly He will come. Rescue………

May this bring you hope in a time of little hope.

May the God of the universe bring you peace and hope. The sweet name of Jesus.

There’s something about that name………..

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