I am slowly reading a book about life and those times when it "goes off the rails." The book is titled "Off Script" and is written by Pastor Cary Schmidt. It is a biographical work that recounts lessons learned during his bout with cancer.
All of us encounter those periods of life when things do not go as planned, or at least not the way we expected. Some questions to consider include "What is God trying to accomplish" and "How will I react and respond."
Here are the main points from the first four chapters.
- Love God, Trust God, Live for God
- Be of good cheer
- See Jesus
- Be cheerful
- Be not afraid
- Come
- Be the clay
- Sit still
- Stay soft
- Let God work
- Cherish the secret places
- Walk with God in the private moments
- Cherish the treasure of His presence in the darkness of life
When we encounter those times when life "throws you a curve-ball," we have need to keep a close focus on Christ and develop a stronger relationship with Him. The difficult times have a purpose; sometimes it is to push us to the place where we should have been all along. In many instances, we need more than a nudge and so God uses the "Off Script" times to cause us to refocus. What can I learn and how do I put those lessons into practice?
Those "Off Script" moments could be in any facet of life. Perhaps they are the result of physical problems, such as health issues. Maybe they come from financial upheaval due to job loss or change. Sometimes it is social change, like the loss of a close friend or a move to a new area. Whatever the cause of the life change, we need to live with the understanding that regardless of what we face/endure, God is still God. He is still sovereign and worthy of our trust and worship.
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