The Whims of Change

For weeks I have been trying to sort out my thoughts and feelings about the current economic and political situation. I worried about a candidate being elected whose record clearly showed he had a blatant disregard for the dignity of life. I worried about my meager 401K which has shriveled up like a dried prune. I worried about work and whether or not I would have a job tomorrow. But then I thought…perhaps my prosperity had over inflated my idea of self reliance. The “I can do it all by myself” syndrome. This misconception of “do it myself” has backfired on me in the past. I now realize that God has always taken care of me… even when I had little regard for his ways and commandments. So why should I worry now? Because I want my plan to work? Well! That may not be…and probably is not…God’s plan. What I have to do is keep my eyes on Jesus. He will take care of the worrying. His plan may be to change the new president elects thinking. He changed Jacob’s thinking…it did take 140 years but He did it. God’s plan is much better than my 401 K plan. And maybe He has a better job for me than the one I have now…I am always complaining about it anyway. It’s all going to be OK. It is comforting to know that God’s policies don’t change with the whims of the economic or political situations.

Thank you, Lord Jesus, for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come down here, die on the cross and show me the way to a better life with real security.

Amen.


11/7/2008