Looking back and looking forward both bring challenges and joy. My problem is that I often lose sight of the highlights of the past week and the good things that lay ahead. Many times, we get lost in the mundane issues of living and we lose sight of those events that brought a glimmer of hope, a laugh, a beautiful landscape, the sound of birds singing, the smells of apple pie and pumpkin spice. All the positive things we encounter each and every day, get swallowed up by the daily news and the cacophony of the world outside our front door.
This past week for me was filled with a conglomeration of tears, hysterical laughter, good friends, family, wonder about the future and if I would survive another day. These can become all-consuming if we let them weigh us down. The next week is full of excitement. We have a new baby coming into the family. We’re going to celebrate our 60th wedding anniversary. We’re expecting a visit from our S. Carolina family. It looks like an amazing week ahead. There are days when nothing happens, but weeks that can be full to the brim with excitement and wonder.
It’s all in how we look at things. If we worry and fret about the small things, how will we handle the big stuff that often gets in our way? We can stew about what might be or we can enjoy the moment. I prefer the second option, but that doesn’t happen every day. So how do we look forward instead of retreating into the past and the mistakes that we’ve made? The Bible has an answer to that.
1 Peter 5:6-7 ESV “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”
Sounds so simple, doesn’t it? The Bible should be our first point of reference in every aspect of our living. In good times and bad, God is there for us. He never leaves us. Through Him we can gain confidence that every day is worthwhile. Being positive about the future is partially the result of the past. Knowing that we have the Creator of all things at our side, takes the pressure away. He does this because of His unconditional love and care for us.
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Sounds exciting
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Great verse! I certainly have read it before; however, when I read it in your post, I got something new out of it. It begins by telling us to humble ourselves. As with all aspect off our attitude, to humble oneself is internal. As a matter of fact, we always experience our lives internally. What we show the world comes from within. The Bible makes it clear that the Spirit of God resides within the believer.
I often see believers who are having some of the worse experiences in life. If you look closely at some of them, they’re trying to live a Godly life by responding to external factors: the economy, the environment, what others are doing, etc. External circumstances don’t have the power to point us into a Godly direction. God made us in His image; we made a mess of things in the garden; He applied the remedy (Jesus’ blood, the Holy Spirit). Our honor is to allow those two beings to continually make internal adjustments. If we focus on the process, the consequences will be: “…at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”
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Thanks for your comments on this verse. It seems we can find something that gives us new insight somewhere in God’s inspired word, the Bible. I’m 82 and still learning😃
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Thanks Bruce🙏🏻
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