Job 30:26. “When I expected good, then evil came; when I waited for light, then darkness came.”
CALAMITY STRUCK. Everything you wanted to do; you were finally able to accomplish. Your name was known in your chosen field far and wide. Who would have thought in such a short time it could all be banished – And even those who worked with you now turn aside.
All you had worked for and the possessions you gathered Was the envy of all who knew you well. But in one stormy day everything, large and small was scattered – All that was left was a story to tell.
One hour with the doctor and everything in life was changed. Now life is counted in months – even days. Plans are abandoned – projects are all rearranged, Depending on what the oncologists say.
Your hopes and dreams were linked to the children who were born. Giving direction for the heritage God gave. But those are all gone – from your heart has been torn – The generations that would continue your name.
What to do is the question now that nothing is left – Everything except breath in the nostrils is gone. Now all the purpose of your labor – from everything, you are totally bereft. There is no reason for your life to go on.
Except there is one thing, buried deep it is true, but it is there –
Faith in God has been waiting for your attention. As faith is finally turned to, in the depths of your despair – You find God ready to make a connection.
So instead of losses, lost hopes and vanished dreams – You find One who is for you – and is alive and well. The things you had worked for, all the plans and schemes Are abandoned, as from God you learn what He will tell.
A whole new perspective is formed; a whole new life begins – Different, it is true, from the past. The goals are better, the power and strength come from Him – Who does all things well, and makes them all last.
“I thank Thee, Father, for preserving me so far in life from things that cause great despair. Some of the issues in life have threatened to bring me down, and I so thank Thee, that in those things Thy great faithfulness has been real and lasting to me. I praise and thank Thee, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”