All will be well

There is a temptation to believe:

• That this is final
• That this is going to destroy me or define me
• That this is impossible to overcome or come through

But there is a reality for those who serve God and surrender their lives to His eternal love, power, holiness and purposes:

• All will be well
• If it’s not good it’s not over
• The way other people look at you, think of you, judge you, has nothing to do with who you are, what your value is, or what your life will look like

Your and my lives are important to God. 

Practice saying it: “My life is important to God”

The things that God has placed upon our paths are significant for His glory, the salvation of others and our own sanctification. The things that I have the opportunity to be a part of are significant for the kingdom of God. The daily things I participate in (no matter how mundane, unpleasant or difficult) can be used to help the church, others and myself. In fact everything that I am a part of has the potential to be valuable and significant if I allow God to infuse it with His life and purpose. Furthermore, unless I strip away the value God assigns to every moment, every gift, every opportunity, then I can actually walk in the inner confidence and calm assurance that what I am now doing has eternal significance (because His redeeming grace is at work), and no matter how bleak things look, God is making it beautiful, redeeming it and making it new.

There is one simple condition though to whether or not all will be well.

That condition is whether or not we entrust our lives fully into the hands of God. If we seek to do it alone, we will fail. If we seek to figure it out on our own, we will fall. If we seek to push through it on our own we will come up short. If we try to think our way through, strategize our way through, coerce or force our way through, we will fail.

But God Himself, who is abundantly able, full of all power, exceedingly willing, extravagantly gracious and full of all knowledge, is waiting to hear you and I say: “Lord, I can’t handle this. I can’t do this. Help me! Save me! Forgive me! Remember me!”

And God says: “Yes my child, I am here. I will answer you. I will save you!”