focus on who God is...

yes...i am still so amazed at how God works...He truly truly blows me away...

to back track...the last bible study i attended...dealt very heavily with anger...emotions...and the right and wrong way to deal with them...and i have to admit...there were some things that i thought i was over...when i wasn't...and other things...that so profoundly showed me how God had worked through me...because of my willingness to "let go" and my willingness to be obedient...

this bible study had such an impact on me...and the others in the group...that even after the study was over...we were all still talking about different things that had happened...and how God was working through emotions...hurts...anger...

so...a few weeks back...i ended up having a conversation with a friend...who is harboring still...a lot of anger...and to be perfectly honest...she had gotten the raw end of the deal...no doubt about it...and through this class i had finished...i know that i know...that God clearly spoke through me to her...to help her deal with the emotions she was feeling...

the key...i think...is to focus on God's character...i know...you want to focus on your hurt...the bad that has been done to you...but really...take a step back and get that big picture...that eternal perspective...try focusing on who God is...

God is holy...He is just...He is pure...He is compassionate...He is sovereign...and most of all...He is in control...until we look at our injustice against the character of an all-knowing...all-powerful God...we will constantly live in frustration...we must remember that God was not caught off guard when that person walked out of our life...or when that person that borrowed money...decided to skip town and not pay you back...or the person who you called your friend decides to talk about you...God wasn't saying..."what happened here?" when He watched that awful situation occur in your life...

He is in control and He is just and He will deal justly with the person who treated you unfairly...ultimately...God will work the unfair situation for your good...if you don't bail out in the process...focus on who God is and you will see Him...over time...reveal His faithfulness...strength...love...goodness...and ability to help you in your present situation...