bible journaling

Don’t Rain on My Parade March 13, 2023

“If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you’ll never enjoy the sunshine.” - Horace

Some of us can only imagine the dark side of any opportunity. When good things happen, we choose to think that something not good is probably coming our way. When joy peeks through the window, we look to find the clouds that surely will turn the world upside down. After all, we’re just not worthy of the good things that others enjoy. We do our best to prepare for the worst and never get a chance to experience God’s best.

Why do we do that? Our God of goodness and steadfast love offers us a new chance every single day. We rise to possibilities beyond measure. We see His hand in places we never expected because He has gone before us to make sure all is safe and well for us. He is the light and He bids us to follow him wherever we go. We don’t have to sit in the darkness and wait for the thunderstorms to come rolling in.

Today, accept God’s goodness! Alert yourself to moments when you can see His hand at work, chasing away the clouds.

“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.” - Proverbs 13:12 NLT

Let us pray: Lord, help us to see the good in every situation, not giving up when the storms come, but rejoicing always in the coming sunshine. Father God, hear our prayers of intentions from today, from our prayer wall and for any unmentioned prayers in our hearts.. In Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen.

(Today’s devotional comes from”You are Blessed: 366 Devotions written by Karen Moore) Published by Christian Art Publishers