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God's Timeout!




Even in the mist of your trials, God provides prosperity and peace.  In Jeremiah 29, God told His people that after captivity, after their time-out, He would restore them to Jerusalem.  The people’s response was to simply to listen and obey.  Such a simple task, yet, not easily done. Are you a doer of God’s word? Does others see God in your actions? Do you see yourself, your actions, and your thoughts when you read God’s word?  

James talks about looking into God’s mirror and walking away forgetting what you look like (James 1:23-24).  Trials are not for you to point the finger at others or to use as a pawn to make idle promises to do better.  Trials designed to bring you closer to God, to embrace His love, mercy, and grace.  Remember raising your children (if you had any) and after you scold them, they ran to you with tears in their eyes and hug you tightly, a silent plea for forgiveness.  When God cannot get your attention, he puts you in His time-out. No one likes chastening nor does it feel good, but when punishment correctly done, it produces fruits of righteousness (Hebrews 12:11). Then He waits for you to fall in His lap with tears in your eyes asking forgiveness. What a beautiful pot of clay you become after entering God's time-out.  Isn't it time to sit and listen to what HE says? Your life will be better for it.

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