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Carole Tschumper says, "Tell God you trust Him even if you don’t understand. That’s what faith is."
"The shrill sound of the smoke alarm jolted us out of bed.
At four a.m. my husband and I were sent running down the hallway.
An eerie glow lit up a living room window. Keith yanked the drapes aside to see my car engulfed in flames—and parked dangerously close to the house.
I felt the scorching heat on my face as we stood on the front lawn and watched the fire roar upwards of twenty feet.
Thoughts blared in my head too. Things like, 'This can’t be happening to us.' 'Did I do something wrong?' 'Why, God?'
I’ve stumbled through too many perplexing situations not to have learned if I don’t accept my circumstances and look for God in them, the confusion only gets worse.
By faith I mustered, Lord, I don’t understand but I know You’re in this somewhere. Help me to trust You.
Even though I had accepted the ordeal in my heart, a psychological alarm went off in my head every morning around four a.m. I’d get up and look out all the windows.
Fearful at night and tired during the day, I prayed about it earnestly and put it in God’s hands.
Early the next morning I awoke on cue, got out of bed, and took a step towards the window when the Lord interrupted the darkness.
“Don’t look out; go back to bed.”
Reluctantly, I went back to bed — but not to sleep.
For the next several nights I lay there repeating verses I’d written down during the day. As God stretched my faith, His words slipped from my head to my heart.
Then one morning I woke up after sleeping all night long.
That was one lesson, but there were more.
When we accept our circumstances and look for God in them, the trial that seems so dreadful becomes a blessing. God uses it to increase our faith, deepen our understanding, and change our hearts.
By the way, we inadvertently left the living room window open a couple inches on that cool October night, just enough for the smoke to drift through the window and trip the alarm.
Is there something in your life you need to accept? Tell God you trust Him even if you don’t understand. That’s what faith is. He will honor that, and in time you will see Him. He’s waiting….
"I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord make me dwell in safety." Psalm 4:8 NKJV
The First Step—Accept – Carole Tschumper
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Carole Tschumper lives with her husband of fifty years, Keith, in Wisconsin.
She is blessed with two children and three grandchildren. She is a writer, a retired floral designer, the leader of a “young” senior fellowship group, and Sunday school teacher.
Used by permission of www.christiandevotions.us
My prayer today: Father, may I learn quickly to accept what You allow to come my way, trusting that Your Hand is guiding everything, especially to see that it will be for my good. May my attitudes please You, as I trust in Your good judgement. Amen
Today’s treasure truth
#32: If you are “born again”, you are walking by faith and not by sight. 2 Cor. 5:7
Our thought for today: It's best to face the problem, be honest, and then ask for God's help.
Tomorrow’s post: The Stronghold, Satan's Prison Within: Prayer Note #77 by Dutch Sheets
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