Some people are news junkies. I am not. I like to turn it on in the morning and see what the headlines are and sometimes I'll watch the evening news. That's about it. And these days I watch less and less of it because, well, it's pretty depressing.
At this moment I am sitting in the comfort of my living room, warm, dry and safe, watching the news. Tonight's headline: The earthquake in Haiti. So much devastation. So many lives lost. So much pain in a country already struggling with daily life. And it seems so unfair. So unnecessary.
And what gets me is when I hear people talk about how "awful" things in the world and "it's just the beginning if the end" and "it's only gonna get worse" and such a hopeless way.
Because here's the thing... that's all true. If you've never read Revelation in the Bible, check it out. Things in the end times are going to be bad. And this is just the beginning. Are we living in the End Times? I don't know. But here's what I do know...
Regardless of the state of my life, my family, my country and the world, it is well with my soul. Because I have a personal, wonderful relationship with my Lord and my Savior Jesus Christ. And He's in control! No matter what. Things can get pretty grim and look pretty dark, but the Light of the World still shines. And there is Hope.
Sure, we can ask the questions. "Why did God allow this to happen?" I don't think He's offended by our questions. He's big enough to handle our angry, our grief, our pain, our confusion. But He also wants us to remember that He's in control and He wants us to come to Him and allow Him to be the Answer.
So, as I sit here and look at the devastation just a few hundred miles south, I have to remember, it IS well with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials may come, Let this blest assurance control, That Christ has regarded my helpless estate, and has shed His own blood for my soul. ~Horatio G Spafford
At this moment I am sitting in the comfort of my living room, warm, dry and safe, watching the news. Tonight's headline: The earthquake in Haiti. So much devastation. So many lives lost. So much pain in a country already struggling with daily life. And it seems so unfair. So unnecessary.
And what gets me is when I hear people talk about how "awful" things in the world and "it's just the beginning if the end" and "it's only gonna get worse" and such a hopeless way.
Because here's the thing... that's all true. If you've never read Revelation in the Bible, check it out. Things in the end times are going to be bad. And this is just the beginning. Are we living in the End Times? I don't know. But here's what I do know...
Regardless of the state of my life, my family, my country and the world, it is well with my soul. Because I have a personal, wonderful relationship with my Lord and my Savior Jesus Christ. And He's in control! No matter what. Things can get pretty grim and look pretty dark, but the Light of the World still shines. And there is Hope.
Sure, we can ask the questions. "Why did God allow this to happen?" I don't think He's offended by our questions. He's big enough to handle our angry, our grief, our pain, our confusion. But He also wants us to remember that He's in control and He wants us to come to Him and allow Him to be the Answer.
So, as I sit here and look at the devastation just a few hundred miles south, I have to remember, it IS well with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials may come, Let this blest assurance control, That Christ has regarded my helpless estate, and has shed His own blood for my soul. ~Horatio G Spafford
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