Why Is This Happening?

Trust that every circumstance is permitted by God to draw you closer to Him. This doesn’t mean every circumstance is good. It means every circumstance is used. The pain, the delay, the confusion, the moments where you feel like you’re carrying more than you can handle - none of it is outside His awareness, and none of it is wasted. Scripture is clear - God doesn’t just work despite your situation… He works through it.

Jesus, under the weight of the cross, wasn’t outside the will of God - He was walking directly through it. The suffering wasn’t random. It was purposeful. It was leading somewhere. What looked like defeat was actually the path to redemption.

The same principle applies to your life.

The situation you’re in right now that feels heavy, the one you don’t fully understand - may actually be the very place God is using to shape your faith, refine your character, and pull you closer to Him. Not to break you, but to deepen you.

God’s goal isn’t just to make your life easier. It’s to make your life eternal. Sometimes, the road that leads you closest to Him is the one you never would have chosen.

So don’t just ask, “Why is this happening?” Start asking, “How is God using this to draw me closer to Him?”

- David Delfeld

Provided by "I Am With You Always"

Music: "Homesick For Heaven"

Bring Me Back Lord

“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You.”

Isaiah 26:3

God, You see how restless my mind can become.

There are moments when my thoughts race in every direction. I replay worries, imagine outcomes I cannot control, and try to solve problems with strength that was never meant to carry them.

I confess the times I have chased every anxious thought instead of bringing them to You.

Bring me back, Lord.

Back to Your peace.

Back to the quiet safety of Your presence.

Teach me what it means to rest my mind on You. Not because I have everything figured out, but because I trust that You already know what I cannot see.

When panic tries to knock at the door of my heart, let Your peace be the one that answers.

Slow the storm in my thoughts.

Quiet the noise inside my mind.

Remind me that I am held by a God who never loses control.

I am tired of trying to build peace on my own understanding.

So build my thoughts on Your promises instead.

Piece by piece.

Day by day.

Even when I don’t have all the answers, it is enough to know that I am kept by You.

Provided by "God's Grace"

Jesus Wants You To Know...

When you thank Me during a difficult day, you are assuming the proper stance for a child of God. If you persevere in this thankfulness, resisting the temptation to grumble, you can find Joy and Peace in the midst of your struggles.

"Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, and offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship with reverence and awe." - Hebrews 12:28

- "Dear Jesus" by Sarah Young

Sermon: "I've Got To Get Up"