All tagged providence

Let’s quickly define "divine providence" in our lives today as it relates to the “trouble” we experience. The concept of “divine providence” has different, and broader, meanings to various denominations and religions but is generally the same in the fact that it is regarded to mean that God is in control of creation. So without going too much further into the differences between what people believe, let’s agree to agree on this focused idea. Now onto the word, and focus of our study today, “trouble”. E.M. Bounds wrote that "trouble naturally belongs to God's moral government and is one of His invaluable agents in governing the world.” He wrote this while expounding on the subject of "trouble”, which in and of its self is a very interesting concept. I was thrilled with the scripture reference he chose to use today...

As we look back on our lives, even the times before we came to know God, and Jesus Christ, we recognize God’s hand moving in them. As we mature in faith we come see that His plan, and will for us, was at work long before we were able to know it for what it was. The love, and thoughts of God are surrounding us always, and He knows each of us, those who are good, and even the bad, down to our most intimate thoughts and life’s details. He asks us to humbly abandon our ways, and seek His, but are we walking this lofty road he has prepared for us? Are we seeking to know His thoughts for us?