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Off slant
'... the Lord's unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in Him.' Psalm 32:10
What's going to be your slant today? Are you going to gripe about all the things you miss out on or are you going to give God a serious pat-on-the-back for all the good stuff He throws your way? Paul reckons, 'In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God ... for you' (1 Thes. 5:18 NKJ).
He could've griped - after all he wrote those words from inside a prison cell - but his slant was based on his God, not his circumstance. Maybe, today your slant could be sceptical: 'Here goes another day of struggling with the same old sins; another day of being young, broke and single; another day with nothing worth getting out of bed for'.
But flip that slant to faith and it becomes: 'Today, God will forgive and help me deal with my sins; today God will provide for me in ways I hadn't dreamed possible; today God can lift this dark cloud from me.' Faith asks us to trust: 'The Lord's unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in Him.' (Ps. 32:10).
Perhaps, your slant on today will involve other people rubbing you up the wrong way. 'If she gives me that look again today - I'll give her something to look at' or 'If I see him today, I'm gonna avoid him like the plague; he's soooo boring'. Or will those who bring out the worst in you today bring out the best from you. What's going to be your slant today?
written by Bob Gass
'... the Lord's unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in Him.' Psalm 32:10
What's going to be your slant today? Are you going to gripe about all the things you miss out on or are you going to give God a serious pat-on-the-back for all the good stuff He throws your way? Paul reckons, 'In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God ... for you' (1 Thes. 5:18 NKJ).
He could've griped - after all he wrote those words from inside a prison cell - but his slant was based on his God, not his circumstance. Maybe, today your slant could be sceptical: 'Here goes another day of struggling with the same old sins; another day of being young, broke and single; another day with nothing worth getting out of bed for'.
But flip that slant to faith and it becomes: 'Today, God will forgive and help me deal with my sins; today God will provide for me in ways I hadn't dreamed possible; today God can lift this dark cloud from me.' Faith asks us to trust: 'The Lord's unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in Him.' (Ps. 32:10).
Perhaps, your slant on today will involve other people rubbing you up the wrong way. 'If she gives me that look again today - I'll give her something to look at' or 'If I see him today, I'm gonna avoid him like the plague; he's soooo boring'. Or will those who bring out the worst in you today bring out the best from you. What's going to be your slant today?
written by Bob Gass
