Life becomes stressful if we used to focus our mind on the negative happenings on our surrounding. Anxiety will surface due to undeniable lack of control of emotion, uncertainty of the future, towards tensions of violence, conflicts and adversity.
In fact, we can’t deny it because our life was designed by God as fragile easily get hurt, and offended. Jesus said, John16:31 in this world, we have many troubles, in other words, troubles around the world create fear, depression, and worries in the heart and mind of God
THREE THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN WE ARE WORRY IN THIS WORLD
I. GOD HAS A PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE
Proverbs 19:21 New International Version (NIV)
21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
As long as the Lord has a purpose for your life death and viruses cannot prevail in God’s plan for your life. God will rescue us and save us from our fearful situation in order to God will bring us into His victorious and joyful destination.
II. GOD KNOWS WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER
“Our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
2 Corinthians 4:17-18 (NIV)
When crisis hits, you have to do the smart things necessary to get through it. You listen to what the experts say, you make good choices, and you keep moving forward, remembering at the same time that this will pass. It’s not going to last forever!
The Bible says in 1 Peter 4:12, “Dear friends, don’t be bewildered or surprised when you go through the fiery trials ahead, for this is no strange, unusual thing that is going to happen to you” (TLB).
In this world, there will be times of trial and testing—it’s guaranteed! Since sin entered the world, nothing works perfectly. Everything on this planet is broken—the weather, the economy, your body, and even your best plans. Nothing works perfectly in this life because sin broke everything on earth.
Isaiah 24 says, “The land suffers for the sins of its people [for they] have twisted the laws of God and broken his everlasting commands . . . The earth has broken down in utter collapse” (v. 4-5, 19 TLB).
Everything is lost, abandoned, and confused. Even nature is groaning. We may wonder why God allowed sin and evil to enter the world, but it’s because he gives us a choice.
We’re the ones that cause evil. We’re the ones that are selfish and self-centered and cause problems in society and in our environment.
This is why we’re to pray the Lord’s Prayer—”Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”—because this is not heaven. Heaven is a perfect place with no sorrow, no sickness, no sadness, no stress, and we shouldn’t expect heaven on earth. One day we’ll get there, but we’re not there yet.
We will get through this trial. One day the coronavirus crisis will be a part of our history. Soon enough we will marvel at all that God did in the midst of this trouble as we look at it from the other side.
And there will be more challenges to face and adversity to endure. This is part of our reality on this earth. But we always hope, because
“our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:17-18 NIV).
III. GOD WILL NEVER LEAVE US NOR FORSAKE US
And the Bible is filled with that same faithful promise to us: “I will never leave you nor forsake you (Joshua 1:5 NIV). For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you” (Hebrews 13:5 NLT).
It’s easy for us to say that God doesn’t care with us and He abandoned us. But the fact God won’t change. God’s character does not change. and He is unchanging God. Our God whom we serve is a faithful companion He always be on our side and be with us in joy and suffering, in disappointment and triumph.
Upon His return to heaven, Jesus vowed the same thing to His grieving disciples, “No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you” (John 14:18, NLT).
Not only would He return one day, but in the meantime He promised a special gift, His presence through the Holy Spirit, to His followers:
That’s my parting gift to you. Peace. I don’t leave you the way you’re used to being left—feeling abandoned, bereft,” John 14:25-27 (MSG). His Spirit is always with us!
Therefore church, I want you to listen to this, God will never forsake those He loves! Amen bah
Our God is a faithful God.