God is Sovereign Over Past, Present, and Future

We tend to disregard the truth of Romans 8:28 

because we know we have not been obedient. 

We forget God’s sovereign power extends 

even to cover our misdeeds; 

in fact, our sin is the reason 

He sent His son. 

God’s provision comes in ways we can’t anticipate. 

His creativity, wisdom, knowledge, and power 

allow Him to bring treasure even from the darkest times.*

 Our knowledge is not complete, 

and our understanding can’t accommodate 

the ways God will astound us 

with His ability to bring beauty from ashes.**

What we can do, however, is trust 

in His knowledge and understanding 

where our own does not reach. 

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This is what it means to hope in the Lord: we entrust the future we cannot see or control into His hands, and then live with Him as our present reality.

--from day 45

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* Isaiah 45:3

** Isaiah 61:3