When a sudden change in technology made his job obsolete, a highly trained scientist found himself working in a fast-food restaurant. One evening after our Bible study he described the situation as difficult and humbling. He said, “One good thing I can say is that the young people there seem very interested in my faith.” A member of the group responded, “I admire you for being humble. I know your faith must have something to do with it.”

Like my friend, Philip may have wondered why God would pull him off an assignment in Samaria (Acts 8:4-8) and dump him in the middle of the desert (v.26). But then he found that an Ethiopian needed help understanding the Scriptures (vv.27-35), and God’s plan started to make sense.

When Jesus promised He would never leave us alone (Matt. 28:20; Heb. 13:5), He meant in the hard times as well as in the good times. Our mission in the difficult seasons of life is to work or serve remembering we are doing it for God, and then to watch as God works to fulfil His purposes.

Look for God in your difficulties and discover what He’s doing in and through you there.

What’s better than answers to our why questions? Trusting a good God who has His reasons.

Author

Randy Kilgore

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