He chooses

 From Grief Bites

God is not a vending machine that I get to put a quarter

into and withdraw from Him what I want.

He chooses what He gives.

It is the wicked at heart that say, "God didn't do what I

wanted, He is a liar."

May I never be found critiquing God when things don't

go my way. May I always be found having a heart ready

to be critiqued by Him.

Is God my friend? He is.

But He is my Lord first, and I'll never have the pain I'm 

feeling right now in eternity, so in this moment, it is a 

privilege to respond rightly to the Lord of my life with

deeper trust and devotion.

I will bow before the Lamb on the Throne in awe, and 

worship Him forever, but never will I have the face to

face chance to do that while I'm in pain -- so in this

moment I choose to do that.

When I said yes to Jesus, I gave up my right to fully

understand or be in charge of my life.

~Bill Johnson (of Bethel Church in California) preached 

this a few days after losing his treasured wife (Beni) to

cancer.

It takes faith and hope to trust God -- especially during

the most heartbreaking and desperate times in our lives.

Today, go to God's heart and pour into His more-than-

capable hearts & hands ALL you are feeling & going

through.

God loves you and wants to help you through your grief.

He truly is our Friend -- no one will ever love us more.

He is trustworthy & faithful.

Seek Him with your WHOLE heart!