He is still there

"When all that is good falls apart, what can good people do?

The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD sits on His throne in heaven."

[[Psalm 11:3-4]]

suffering is a compulsory part of human existence. the difference for believers is that suffering need never be in vain.

Lord, as i consider what You do, i find myself feeling at times like the writer of Ecclesiastes: who can straighten what You have made crooked? when times are good, i am to be happy. but when times are bad, consider: You have made the one as well as the other [[Eccles. 7:13-14]] according to Your Word, Lord, there is a time for everthing, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance [[Eccles 3:1-2,4]] truly, You are the Creator and Sustainer of time. Nothing is "untimely" to You.

Lord God, as your child and Your heir, I know that if we share in Your sufferings we will also share in Your glory. Help me to really embrace the truth that any persent sufferings i encounter are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in me [[Rom 8:16-18]] Lord Jesus, just as Your sufferings flow over into our lives, so also through You our comfort overflows [[2 Cor. 1:5]] You are so faithful, Jesus.

[[beth moore, praying God's word day by day]]