FROM THE KEYBOARD

Our present world may look bad, but nothing happens apart from the plan of God. You see, God is able to recycle man's rebellion to bring about His redemption. "He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings..." (Daniel 2:21).

God not only orders our steps but even our stops. So whether God says "stop" or "step," His peace comes to us when His orders are kept. "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way" (Psalm 37:23).

Hope in Christ will get you to stand up even if the whole world is telling you to stay down and shut up. You see, hope in Christ alone is the anchor that holds us and emboldens us. "This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil" (Hebrews 6:19).

When you're living for Jesus, you can expect haters to surface. As a result, learn to keep your eyes on Him and you will not have ears for them. "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution" (2 Timothy 3:12).

The world will do everything it can to keep you from hearing the voice of God. Because the moment we stop hearing from God is the moment we stop living for God. "Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it" (Hebrews 2:1).

When we look to a changing world, such a shaky view will shake our faith. But when we look to an unchanging God, such a steady view births a stable faith. "Look to the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!" (Psalm 105:4).