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Do the challenges in your life make you desperate for God? Do they cause you to evaluate what is really important? And do you turn to Him in the midst of rising inflation, heart-breaking news stories, and financial and cultural issues? Or do you spend your time complaining and focused on worldly solutions? I have to ask myself the same questions. If the latter is true, could many years of prosperity and comfort have infected us with a deadly disease? Jon Bloom describes this disease as "spiritual leprosy, damaging spiritual nerve endings so that we don’t feel the erosion and decay happening until it’s too late." Has it robbed us of our thirst for God and replaced it with a taste for the things of this world? Did it deaden us to the realization that we are desperate for Him? Could it even have revealed something much more serious? If so, what can and should we do now?
Trusting God in an uncertain world ... Is it even possible? Jesus warned believers there would be a time when wars, earthquakes, famines, and other disasters would be more and more common. He compared them to birth pains, getting stronger and more frequent as the delivery approaches. He went on to warn of persecution and betrayal, even from members of our own families. We live in a world of uncertainty today. Biblical morality is coming under increasing criticism. It's attacked and condemned as mean-spirited, self-righteous, homophobic and worse. Religious liberties are being threatened and it will probably get worse. We can add to that list of uncertainties the continued concerns over COVID-19 and future pandemics and the repercussions of long term shut downs. So, how can we stay faithful and continue trusting God in a changing, uncertain world?
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