A Faith Journal

With the news full of shootings, wars, high cost of living and so much negativity, peace seems impossible. Good thing we follow a God who specializes in the impossible. All throughout the Bible, war is discussed and experienced. Every person in the Bible had multiple times of troubles. However, every time we see that God was with them in their trials. They may have gotten hurt, lost everything, imprisoned,  made a slave, or any number of other trials, but He never left their side.

We can look at all the shootings over the last few years and question God about why He let them happen or why He let so many innocent lives be lost. However, we will never get a satisfying answer this side of heaven. We just need to trust that His ways are better than ours.

The best way to find peace during these negative, painful times is to focus on the good. Find a song that helps you praise God and sing it repeatedly. Look at David, He had a lot of ups and downs, but he wrote poetry and songs to praise God through it all. Psalms 22 is a good example of praising God through struggle.

Find time today to praise God through your storm and let Him show you He is there with you, always. Here is a song that could help if you need one.

Lord,
We feel so much unrest with all that is going on in the world. It can be easy to focus on all the negative and feel overwhelmed with it all. I’m choosing to praise You today in the storms of life. Thank you for always being by my side. Give us all the peace we are seeking through this holiday season. In Jesus’ name, Amen.