Deuces or Aces?
The Lord will keep good people safe, but evil people will have many troubles. (Proverbs 12:21)
Josh Billings said, "Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing those you hold well." We might not always be dealt the 'best hand' in life, but we can 'play the cards' we are dealt to the best of our ability, all the while trusting God with the outcome. We 'hold' certain cards in life, some good while others are not as good. I learned a long time ago it didn't do much good to complain about the hand one receives. It is best to take those 'cards' to Jesus, ask him for the wisdom to 'play them well' and then trust him with the rest.
The Lord will keep good people safe - these words ring true time and time again in our days, even when we don't realize how much 'safety' he has provided along our path. We want a 'clear path', but we don't see what goes into clearing it because God has done all that work ahead of us. We want a smooth path, but we don't realize how many times he has 'leveled it' just for us. We want a quick path, but we don't appreciate how much he has prepared for us to behold along the way. God's plans are not always evident in the 'hand we are dealt', but we can trust that his provision, power, and purpose will be revealed along the way.
When we have troubles, does that mean we are 'evil' as this passage might suggest? No, it just means we live in a crazy, mixed up, fallen world! We will face trials and struggles - that is a given. We don't always find the smooth or easy way in life, but we don't travel that way alone. We have God's presence with us, and he gives us one another to help in that walk. We might think things could be 'simpler', but we don't always 'need' simple - we might just need a little bit of a challenge to help us grow stronger, keeping us on track with Jesus as it does.
Josh Billings said, "Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing those you hold well." We might not always be dealt the 'best hand' in life, but we can 'play the cards' we are dealt to the best of our ability, all the while trusting God with the outcome. We 'hold' certain cards in life, some good while others are not as good. I learned a long time ago it didn't do much good to complain about the hand one receives. It is best to take those 'cards' to Jesus, ask him for the wisdom to 'play them well' and then trust him with the rest.
The Lord will keep good people safe - these words ring true time and time again in our days, even when we don't realize how much 'safety' he has provided along our path. We want a 'clear path', but we don't see what goes into clearing it because God has done all that work ahead of us. We want a smooth path, but we don't realize how many times he has 'leveled it' just for us. We want a quick path, but we don't appreciate how much he has prepared for us to behold along the way. God's plans are not always evident in the 'hand we are dealt', but we can trust that his provision, power, and purpose will be revealed along the way.
When we have troubles, does that mean we are 'evil' as this passage might suggest? No, it just means we live in a crazy, mixed up, fallen world! We will face trials and struggles - that is a given. We don't always find the smooth or easy way in life, but we don't travel that way alone. We have God's presence with us, and he gives us one another to help in that walk. We might think things could be 'simpler', but we don't always 'need' simple - we might just need a little bit of a challenge to help us grow stronger, keeping us on track with Jesus as it does.
Remember, three aces are good, but four twos are better! We might think we have nothing but 'low cards' in the deal, but with Jesus, the 'low cards' could just be the highest hand! Just sayin!
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