Everyone must adjust to change. People move away. Spouses leave. Kids disappoint. Friends fail. Jobs come to an end. Our bodies get sick. Storms come and the tsunamis of life leave their wake of destruction. Even positive changes bring their own brand of discomfort. And we wonder what God is up to.
It sounds entirely too simplistic as I write it, but true, nonetheless: We cannot control what happens to us, but we can control how we react. Our circumstances do not have to dictate our response to them. As I see it, there are two options: allow fate to overwhelm us or exercise faith. The difference is this: when you allow fate to control you, you become a victim. Putting your faith in God means there is nothing that you and God together cannot do.
You will survive the divorce. You will make peace with your friend. The season of joblessness will pass. Your body will heal. The sun will shine again. Don’t believe me? Try to grasp this truth: If you are facing adversity, it simply means your story is not over. God has a wonderful ending he’s already written. Fate will blind you to it; but the eyes of faith will reveal it.
Fate or faith?
Your choice.
