John chapters 13 through 15 are essentially Jesus' farewell address to his disciples, soon to be the future apostles. Thinking on our relationship with Jesus, ourselves and the failures/successes in our lives.
John 13:31-33, 36-38, Luke 22:31-34
The issue here concerns the topic of faith and trust.
We trust other drivers on the freeway, we don't even know whom they are.
We trust the cooks at our favorite dining establishment.
We trust the pilot of the aircraft we are on or is flying over our homes!
But we fail to trust in God wholly. Faith evades us because we only can see today with no view of tomorrow.
We have to learn to relax and trust God, He knows what He is doing in our lives. No co-incidents, no luck, no charms, no yin/yang, sparkly aura, or karma actually exists for the Christian. God has a design involving you, you are where He wants you now, your situation (outside of sin) by designation.
By the way, God know what you are doing as well!
Peter offered to die for Jesus. And Jesus knew that the future held only betrayal by Peter in the short term.
For each of us, God knows our desires but also our failures. He does protect us from ourselves and from our weaknesses, in so much, as we are willing to allow Him to do so. Yes, if you are hell bent for sin, He will step aside and allow you to reap what you sow. And I have seen some horrible tragedies because of that one....
So, outside of your sin life, God is there with you.
He will be your God.
He will strengthen you in times of need.
He will help you to accomplish what you must.
He will uphold you before Satan and his condemnations.
Rejoice, for He knows what He can do with us today and through all of our tomorrows!
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