1. God Is Always Worthy Of Praise

No, life doesn’t always feel good, but our faith rests in the promise that God is working in the trials. Romans 8:28 tells us, “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” And that is a reason for praise.

2. There Is Always Hope For A Better Tomorrow

Hope is like a match lit in the dark—it gives just enough light to sustain you until the morning breaks. And through faith, you know the morning light is coming. The Bible describes how Job, despite his many trials, spoke of hope like that and where it was rooted. “Though he slay me, yet will I trust him” (Job 13:15).

3. We Are Better Together.

The same is true of believers. Fellowship is a gift from a loving Father who knew our need for companionship long before we knew it ourselves. Genesis 2:18 reads, “Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.’”
In 1 Corinthians, Paul writes that through Christ we are all members of one body (12:12). And that body was designed with a purpose. “But God has so composed the body … that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together” (1 Corinthians 12:24-26).

4. Seasons Do Change. 

During some seasons of life, you might feel like you are just “surviving.” I know I have. Other seasons have been times of rejoicing. But as sure as we are that spring will give way to summer and summer into fall, we can know that God is in control.

In what may be one of the most quoted verses in the Bible, God’s Word reminds us “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-3).
We don’t always know why we are in a particular season of life, or when it might end. But rest assured, God does.

5. Life Is Like A Roller Coaster, But God Is SURE

Life is like that, always changing and unpredictable. The Apostle Peter reminded the early Christians that “the end of all things is at hand” (1 Peter 4:7). With that sense of urgency, he said, “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you … but rejoice insofar that you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed” (1 Peter 4:12-13).

Don’t put your faith in people, circumstances, a home, or career. What I can do, whether times are good or bad? Have Faith In God!

Happy Thanksgiving