God Is in the Details of Your Life

So often

we find ourself weighed low

beneath the details of life.

We wonder if we are

making the right decision about this

or if we are doing what is best

in handling that.

We think,

and we fret,

and we worry,

and we wonder . . .

and in doing so,

we often forget that

God is in the details.

He who designed water from a lake

to evaporate to the sky

only to return as rain to water the earth

is here working in the details of your life, too,

causing one action

to prepare the way for the next,

one step at a time,

all in His perfect timing and perfect way.

He who breathed the stars into being

and then orchestrated their orbit,

along with that of the sun and moon

and a million other celestial wonders,

is here orchestrating every single detail

of that which concerns you, too –

delicately considering all involved

and intertwining it all in heavenly fashion.

He who designed the metamorphosis

of a lowly caterpillar into a glorious butterfly

is here, too,

in the details of all

that is changing around you, –

gently,

miraculously,

amazingly,

creating something new,

that no doubt

will be unlike anything you’ve known before,

but beautiful in its own way.

Trust Him.

God is in the details.~❤

~Stacy L. Sanchez / Heartprints of God


Struggle is Necessary

It may sound counterintuitive, but choosing the harder path may make our life easier. Here’s why:

When caterpillars go into their cocoons for hibernation, they struggle against the barrier of the cocoon for months on end, trying to get out. It’s only when their wings have developed and they’re strong enough to fly that they are able to break free and escape. If a caterpillar were to somehow get set free from its cocoon before it was strong enough to escape on its own, it wouldn’t be able to fly, and would eventually die.

The same is true in a way for us. When we face struggles in life, they have great potential to make us stronger. Not only do hard things make us stronger, but they prepare us more for harder temptations, trials, and suffering in the future. In a way, we are made more able to handle future struggles because of the little hard choices we make daily.

Some struggles are greater than others, and maybe there are some things that you are constantly trying to avoid because they are so hard for you to do. But nevertheless, these are the struggles that you are faced with. These are the things God wants to make you stronger through. Because he knows what you need to continue on your path, and he knows that these struggles are not only going to make you stronger but will intensify the victories he has prepared for you. There are some things that come from struggle that are so much more glorious than a scare-free life, and the Lord is ready to show you what triumphs he has in store for you.