There are times when we wonder if we are making a difference. We are getting ready to serve God and His people this weekend. When we have prayed and begged God for breakthrough in a certain area… and we continue to wait, we can start to feel discouraged. When we experience hard times or disappointment in ministry,we can lose heart. We can sometimes wonder what is going on and will any of this have a purpose. Yet, we have to go back to the fact that God is still in control. I love these verses about how God commands our destiny. Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Psalm 138:8
The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me; Your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of Your hands.
God didn’t call us into ministry and just leave us to work it out ourselves in our own power. The same resurrection power that raised Him from the dead… that same power that saved our souls… is still able to sustain us as we serve Him. He has His eye on each of us. He is still able to protect us, bless us, provide for us, help us, and to carry out HIs purpose for us.
“Dear Lord, please help our friends in ministry today as they look to You… You are our refuge and shield. Your Word is our source of hope! Sustain us as You have promised that we may live! Do not let our hopes be crushed. Please give us more and more grace and peace as we grow in Your knowledge of God and Jesus, our Lord. By Your divine power You have given us everything we need for living a godly life. Today, we choose to put our hope in You and we will wait expectantly for Your goodness in the land of the living!”