How's the Weather in Your World?

Habakkuk 2:4, "But the righteous will live by his faith."

In my morning reading I ran across a phrase I had not heard before… and you know how I love those things that pop off the page at me…so I’m sharing it with you. I was reading about faith and how there are times we fall into questioning God when things are not so hunky-dory in our lives.

 We are prone to have fair-weather faith. It is the faith of slippers and easy chairs.

I loved that! The visual image that conjured up in my mind’s eye was quite something. We ride on a spiritual high when all is well in our world and bask in the sunshine of His love. Anyone can be positive and spiritually strong in those times. But let the thunderclouds of adversity roll in and we start questioning with ‘why and how come’, as if God neglected to open His protective umbrella over us. The love God has for us does not change one bit, it is not doled out according to circumstances of our lives. God never moves away from us, nor turns His head to ignore us.

We are told in scripture there will always be times of trials and tribulation.  If you believe on God's promises in Christ, then they are as true in the thunderstorm as they are in the sunshine. His promises are just as true in the dark of night as they are in the light of high noon. It may seem like things are difficult, and we all have our difficult seasons, but God's promises are sure in every circumstance. What is the basis of God's promises? The basis of God's promises is His love. Even more to the point, the basis of God's promises is His love to us in Christ. Our foundation is not our enjoyment of God when sitting comfortably in the easy chair, but rather His promises - to which He is always faithful. We may struggle. We may be cast down, but we still look unto the Lord and say, "My God," Matthew 27:46.