All joy...all pain... let me look to YOU!

What a time of the year this has been. Not only for me and my family...but for my friends also. The holiday season is a time for giving thanks....sharing with family and friends...fellowship! But this isn't always the case. This time of the year can be a very difficult time for many people...me included. I do have the most wonderful friends right now....I feel more connected...and closer to my friends now than I ever have at any other time in my life. I care more for these friends than I have ever cared before. As I think about each of my friends I realize that they are all going through different seasons from one another. Some are in a season of great joy....some sorrow....some physical pain....some emotional pain. Some are getting closer to God...while some seem to be drifting away from Him. There are a couple verses that comes to mind for each of my friends....

Psalm 105:4
Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.

Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to His purpose.

You see...in every situation in life... be it good or bad...happy or sad... always look to the Lord our God because in all things God works for our good. I know that many times we have to wonder what good can come of our situation. I'm here to tell you that you can use the experience of such a hard time to minister to someone else. In both good times and bad times we gain a personal knowledge of the situation that can be used by others. So I say to my friends.... Look to the Lord and his strength in all things because God works for our good according to His purpose! Amen!

May you all be blessed...