The economic crisis and stock market meltdown makes us all feel uneasy. Where is God in these uncertain times?Podcast version here
Psalm 46:5 God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.
Economically, people are hurting all over the world. The stock markets are fluctuating wildly; businesses are closing down; unemployment is at an all time high for decades. There just doesn’t seem to be a lot of hope going around and some of us are wondering what we should be thankful for this year.
Spiritually, people are also hurting around the world. When uncertainty creeps into our society, God becomes a scapegoat for our frustrations and fears, our anxieties and anger. How can He allow all of this suffering to continue? Why doesn’t God do something about it? With all of His power, He could straighten things out and let us all lead healthy, wealthy, and successful lives.
But then we would just become puppets and wouldn’t know freedom. We wouldn’t experience triumph over hardship, or even learn from our mistakes. Each day would be the same and eventually, in my opinion, all of our feelings – good or bad – would shut off entirely.
So what does God do about uncertain times? How does He help us overcome our present troubles?
God abides within us, giving us guidance and encouragement, as well as granting us mercy and grace. It may seem trite to some people, but for those who maintain a strong spiritual connection to God, it is a wonderful blessing. Our future is in God’s hands; in fact, God is our future. As Christians, we look forward to an amazing day when we will be with God. Jesus, our Savior, has given us an everlasting opportunity to enter God’s Kingdom here on earth. Stock markets may rise and fall; jobs may come and go; but the love of God endures forever.
Prayer: Lord God, everything seems to be changing in our world, and at times we are fearfully anxious. Help us to cling to Your promises and allow us the holy experience of Your comforting presence in our hearts, minds, and souls. We pray this in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord forever. Amen.
2 comments:
Why cant God do this for us, why can God do that for us?
Were u on your knees at night praying to God when things were good? no, we crawl back to God when we need, but when we have we forget about him. He hasnt forgotten about us but it is us that has forgotten about him, we need to realize what WE are doing wrong and fix it ourselves. We can just sit by and pray to God now that that things are all messed up. we need to pray, and pray hard, but also work hard to achieve what we want. Back in school, you couldnt go home and not study and then pray when u get the test and hope that God makes u circle the correct answer. Life is the same, we can wait around till things get messed up and the pray, we need to pray EVERY day, wen things are good, Great and AMAZING, we need to give thanks for the good we have. What to be thankful for? Life might be hard, but have you thought of those who have been homeless for years? those with sicknesses? handicapped? mentally ill? many of those who are would switch to your position to have what even little you have. we need stop appreciate what we have no matter the amount. so go and ask for forgiveness, go to church, be devoted and hardworking an THANKFUL then and only then must you ask for God to assist. What we want lies upon our will to do it and not just the wanting FOR it.
Amen, Joseph. Thanks for reading the post and commenting.
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