This verse talks about the day the lord will come.

Some people look forward to it, but this verse tells us just how bad it will be. 

Could you imagine running from a lion only to be corned by a bear?

Or finding safety in your house from the outside world only to have a snake bite you?

It’s hard to imagine that, but I can totally see it.

To me what this verse is really talking about is how we have to trust God in every situation.

I know, what a different spin, right?

Things aren’t always going to be easy, there are going to be days that we run into both the lion and the bear.

There will also be days that we feel completely safe, sitting in our house, and then we get struck by a snake that comes out of nowhere.

The snake could be anything, bad news, financial hardship, we are out of our favorite chips (lol), the fridge stops working, you get the point.

God needs us to trust that he has it all under control.

He is here for us.

Today I want to ask you about the last time you fled from one situation, scared, only to find that you were thrown into another situation that wasn’t any better.

For me, it happened when I left one job for another only to find myself in the same situation just in a different location.

Or how about the last time you felt completely safe and out of nowhere something happened that wasn’t good?

Again, for me, one example might be, praying with my kids and finding a large bump inside my daughter’s leg.

It was terrifying to find that, and not know what it was. After spending days in the hospital, we still never found what had caused it

Shoot still to this day we don’t know; all we do know is that God took care of her and the baseball-sized lump is gone.

Did you lean on God? Did you pray? Did you ask for help, understanding, and wisdom?

Today we want to encourage everyone when things are going great

Pray

When things aren’t going so great,

Pray

When things don’t turn out the way you expected,

Pray