Around this time of year.
Man this has been a crazy time of month for me! I hope and pray your month is blessed and full of joy!
As you all know, or may be experiencing, life seems to be hitting rocks right now. The economy is in a recession, unemployment has gone up, people are struggling in different areas of their life, and according to statistics, depression is high during Christmas. I wasn’t even going to write about this topic, but God is really laying this on my heart.
The enemy (Satan) is as real as the day is long. If you know Christ, consider yourself a target. (Surprise! Welcome to life as a Christian.) Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t blame everything that happens on Satan–it’s just Christmas seems to be the most trying time of year.
Check this out: The bible says in John 10:10 (NLT) that the enemy is a punk and wants to take everything away from us. Now look at the rest of the verse and you’ll see Jesus wants to give us everything back. You see, God is our provider. He is the One who has to worry, not us. Believe me this is something I am battling right now. I have been chewing on, sweating over, perplexed at, and getting frustrated with this notion.
There is so much that I want to do, that I want to provide, that I want to see happen. The reality is, I can’t do anything without Him–its about Jesus. So no matter if you have lost your job, lost money in the stock market, someone’s ill, or something else in your life–remember it’s about Him. Col 3:2 (NLT) says to keep your mind on things above and not worry about anything else. This might be hard to do but I want to encourage you and leave you with this poem:
Whose Hands
A basketball in my hands is worth about $19.
A basketball in Dirk Nowitzki’s hands is worth millions of dollars.
It depends whose hands it’s in.
A baseball in my hands is worth about $6.
A baseball in Alex Rodriguez’s hands is worth millions of dollars.
It depends whose hands it’s in.
A tennis racket is useless in my hands.
A tennis racket in Venus William’s hands is a Championship Trophy.
It depends whose hands it’s in.
A rod in my hands will keep away a wild animal.
a rod in Moses’ hands will part the mighty sea.
It depends whose hands it’s in.
A slingshot in my hands is a kid’s toy.
A slingshot in David’s hand is a mighty weapon.
It depends whose hands it’s in.
Two fish and 5 loaves of bread in my hands is a couple of fish sandwiches.
Two fish and 5 loaves of bread in God’s hands will feed five thousand.
It depends whose hands it’s in.
Nails in my hands might produce a birdhouse.
Nails in Jesus Christ’s hands will produce salvation for the entire world.
It depends whose hands it’s in.
As you see it depends whose hands it’s in.
So put your concerns, your worries, your fears, your challenges, your futures,
your obstacles, your hopes, your dreams , your families and your relationships
in God’s hands because…..
It depends whose hands it’s in.
-Author Unknown