[Soul Sunday] The "Nevers" of Life

Hey?Happy?Soul?Sunday!!

Never.

It’s the word that can stir the deepest fear in the bravest heart.?

“I’ll?never?find a job.”

“This will?never?get better.”

“I’ll?never?get married.”

"I'll?never?get healthy."

“I’ll?never?have the child I long for.”

“They’ll?never?come home to me.”

"I'll?never?get paid my worth."

It’s a lie that originates with our sinful nature, and it insists on putting a decisive end to all of our hopes. Don’t bother to dream, it whispers cruelly. You don’t deserve it. Stop wishing for what can never be.

And so we continue to drive the nails into the coffin of our dearest longings.

“The Lord will never answer my prayers.”

But this is the challenge of waiting on God. It’s the ability to keep hoping when?the nevers?of life bombard us—when the minutes, hours, days, and years tick away without any answers to our most passionate pleas at the throne of grace. It’s faith to hang on to the Father on the long road when human reason tells us to give up.

If?the?nevers?of life are discouraging you, if you’ve waited for the Lord to fulfill His promises to you, if you wonder why God has allowed such a lengthy delay in answering the deepest cries of your heart—if that’s where you are, friend—then this is the right reading plan for you. If you look, you’ll find meaning and hope in these times of waiting on the Lord to respond.

Though you don’t see Him working, you can know for certain that He is because He guarantees that He “acts on behalf of the one who waits for Him” (Isa. 64:4).??

Not only that, but the Father has an awesome plan for you—purposes that are fantastic, perfectly suited for you, and that will give ultimate meaning to your life. However, God also has a very specific schedule—one that’s often vastly different from what you’d expect, may have you wait far beyond what makes you comfortable, and most likely will make you feel that all earthly hope is gone so that you’ll rely solely upon Him (2 Cor. 1:9).

What I intend to show you throughout the devotions that follow is that the only “never” you should focus on is that God will never let you down (Deut. 31:6, 8). So whatever it is you yearn for—no matter how long you have to wait—you can trust the Father to lead you. And you can know for absolute certain that He has your very best interest in mind.?

The final word…..

The only nevers that are acceptable is to never, never, never give up! Or Better late than Never.!

Let us pray:

Lord I'm strong on full of courage and I'm pushing back all my nevers to YES!?Amen.

Meditation:?Yes Lord, Yes!

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Love, Lisa?

P.S.?I pray these posts are reaching you in a deep and meaningful way. What I’ve learned over the years is to first preach to myself and then I’ll know it comes from my heart and then it can land somewhere inside yours.?I'd love to hear from you.