Get a Grip~

Good morning :)


Yesterday we were left wondering how God shows mercy, which is kindness and compassion. So much crazy stuff happens everyday that we have to purposely focus on God and, like I like to say to those who live with me, "Get a grip, people!"

Get a grip on what?

First and foremost, let us examine the soul. I was having a conversation with someone last week and we were talking about the brevity of life. It goes so quickly, and now that I am pushing 50 YEARS OLD, I can attest to the fact that I went to sleep one day as a young, collagen-filled girl, and now I wake up and pinch my eyelids to see how long it takes for them to snap back. With all this cold weather, they are not snapping back!!! I scared myself so bad yesterday morning because it took almost 15 seconds for my pinched lids to unfurl. Not doing that again :)

We all know that with each passing day we are one step closer to glory. This is actually a great thing and nothing to be afraid of. On the contrary. The real living and the real fun begins in eternity. Think of all the people you know and all the good and bad that's part of their personality. In glory, only the good remains. Your spouses and children and in-laws and siblings and friends will all be a perfect version of themselves. How exciting is that?

Which brings me to the point of today's DEVO: The number one way God showed kindness and compassion was by making sure there would be a way for us to get to live with Him forever.

John 3:16 (Insert your name in place of mine).
For God so greatly loved and dearly prized YENISE that He sent His only Son, so that by YENISE believing in Him, YENISE would not be lost but have eternal life.

This is a fundamental truth that I live by. And when the pressures of life mount, I think about how one day it really will be alright, all the time. If you have difficulty wrapping your head around the awesomeness of that, you're not alone.

1 Corinthians 2:9 "No eye has seen, nor ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him."

None of us mere humans can even begin to fully comprehend how great it will be. So when I say, "Get a grip!" what I am really saying is change your perspective. From our point of view life is hard a lot of the time. But from God's , He has something so unbelievably wonderful to offer that He reminds us constantly to trust Him, seek Him, have hope in Him, and pray; we will find out for ourselves soon enough:)

In the meantime, however, God promises to help with this life too, and everyday we see His kindness and compassion. More on that as the week progresses.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You for preparing a place if perfection for us. We are excited that our minds are too small to fully understand how AMAZING it will be. Remind us when life gets tough that there are better days ahead. In Jesus' name, AMEN~