We don’t have to blame ourselves for every crisis that shows up in our lives. Crises may come into our lives through no fault of ours. For instance, you are not the reason why someone you loved died or why your country is in economic crisis. There are times that troubles would meet you even while you were minding your own business. If you are currently going through a crisis, sharpen your senses because you are about to learn something new. While crises can be painful, they also have some benefits because no one goes through a crisis without growing.
The crisis you are going through will move you from where you’ve been to the place God wants you to be. Let that crisis become an opportunity for you to reinvent yourself in a positive way. Perhaps, the current crises in your life is designed to build you up. If David hadn’t experienced calamities, he wouldn’t have been inspired to write some of the Psalms he composed. One time, David cried out to God, “It was good for me to be afflicted, so that I might learn your decrees” (Psalm 119:71). Like David, learn from the crises in your life.
Prayer/Confession: I will outgrow my current challenges. Help me, Lord. Amen.
REFERENCES/FURTHER STUDY: Isaiah 38:17; Psalm 119:71