164: Look for the Good in Everything
Main Points From the Show
Trusting God is easy when our plans come together the way we want. But when things don’t go our way, we tend to focus on the negative and doubt God’s plan. Like Peter, we begin to falter when we take our eyes off Jesus and look at the storm around us.
In this episode, I share how I lost sight of this and how a perfectly timed devotion and words from a friend brought me back and helped me focus on the good in the situation.
Verses Referenced
We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy, always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.
Colossians 1:11-14 NLT
Resources
How to Pray for Other Christians
(from Colossians 1 in the New Living Translation Life Application Study Bible page 2651)
- Be thankful for their faith and changed lives
- Ask God to help them know his will
- Ask God to give them spiritual wisdom and understanding
- Ask God to help them live to honor and please him
- Ask God to give them more knowledge of himself
- Ask God to give them strength for endurance and patience
- Ask God to fill them with joy and thankfulness
Devotional referenced:
Portals of Prayer for Personal and Family Devotions January – March 2023 Concordia Publishing
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