This week has been a really challenging week but has taught me so much. Many team members have had some very tragic things going on at home with friends and family members. Sometimes it's hard to see God in tragic situations but I'm learning that my worship can't be based on my circumstances. I can't just worship God through the good and abandon him when things aren't going perfectly. Without pain, there would be no need for worship. I may not understand God's ways or why bad things happen, but I do know God's character. His love is always unconditional, his ways are always perfect, he is always God, and he is Always Good. I have been reading the book, "In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day," by Mark Batterson (Thanks Amanda for giving it to me 🙂 ). It has challenged me and inspired me in so many ways. I'm going to share a few quotes from his book dealing with this thought process I've been having.
"Worship is forgetting about what's wrong with you, and remembering what's right with God."
"The Outcome of your life will be determined by your outlook on life"
"God is in the business of recycling our pain, and using it for someone else's gain."
"Someday we will be as grateful for the bad things as we were the good things, because the bad things helped us prepare for the good things."
"Prayer is less about changing our circumstances and more about changing our perspective."
So just a few things I've been thinking about! God is teaching me so much! Thanks for reading, and if you have any questions, feel free to email me at alyssajreed@hotmail.com.
