Do You Believe This Is True?
All for the glory of God and my good!
Do you believe this? Sometimes I wonder if it is true. When my motherhood journey had just begun and I had two little boys close in age and was very weary. I wondered if this was for God’s Glory? I was so tired, worn, and stretched. Would it matter whether I make French toast for breakfast or let them eat cold cereal? Who really cares if the laundry is folded today or tomorrow? Does anyone even notice when I wipe the counter for the 100th time?
All for the glory of God and my good?
Our new normal has shifted over the past few months. In January we had plans, dreams, and a specific work to do. Instead, God stepped in and allowed the world to shift and April found us confined to our houses with all of our plans cancelled. The progress for the surgical center stopped. The government offices were closed. Church stopped meeting together and we now watch church on the T.V.
All for the glory of God and my good?
The trips to provide medical help were cancelled. There was no need to seek out patients because no doctors from the U.S. were going to be coming. Our Spanish lessons were cancelled indefinitely. What turned into a nice vacation lingered into a longing for things to “get back to normal.” In our minds and hearts we know a “normal” life won’t just appear around the corner anytime soon. It was hard to keep going in those early days. We wondered why God would work so hard to get us “on the field” only to have all of our plans cancelled. Why were we here, thousands of miles away from friends and family, seemingly “doing nothing.”
All for the glory of God and my good?
Listen to the words of a man who had his life turned upside down and found his way back from betrayal. The hard work of a fisherman, turned-disciple, turned-preacher, turned-evangelist, turned-shepherd was met with much confusion and doubt. Peter is an old man when he writes to the church and I love his directness found in the very first part of I Peter. If Peter is right, then even this is for God’s glory.
“Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” I Peter 1:13 (NKJV)
“Gird up” means to prepare yourself. Peter doesn’t just throw words around. His audience was suffering with extreme persecution. They very well might have asked: “All for God’s glory….even suffering?” Peter says, prepare yourself and keep your mind in line with scripture. Our rest and hope is found in truth. Jesus Christ came to us with grace so we can have hope and rest in this hope: God’s plans are always good. Even in the hardest days, Peter reminds us to keep going.
Tweet ThisEven this is for God’s glory. We might see a glimpse here and there of how God is getting glory (or we may not). Either way we can rest in the hope that even this is for God’s glory and my good.
How do we know God is good? We read His word! Have you found yourself in a drought with God’s Word lately? Can I suggest you take my 12-day challenge in the psalms? I’ve created a 12 Day Reading Plan for free to help give you a new (or renewed) love for God’s Word! Download the plan for free here.
Sarah E. Frazer is a writer and Bible study mentor at sarahefrazer.com. She is the wife of Jason and mother of five who all serve as full-time missionaries in Honduras. Her passion is to encourage women to fall in love with the Bible. Sarah is the author of several Bible study resources for women. She shares tools for deep-rooted Bible study at sarahefrazer.com. Follow her on Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/sarah_e_frazer) and join her free prayer challenge at sarahefrazer.com/prayer
