We got some news the other day that rocked us pretty hard. It felt like an 3 uppercuts to the bottom lip. My first reaction was heavy disappointment and a touch of nausea.
Then, I got kind of giddy.
Because what seems like a set back to me is usually a set up for the activity of God.
Do yourself a favor. The next time someone brings you bad news, smile. And instead of agonizing over “how will I get through this?” anticipate what God is about to do. He must be setting you up for something.
Great resistance indicates even greater reward on the other side. New levels of struggle indicate new horizons of blessings.
As I look back over my life, the times that it seemed God was letting me down…
He was just setting me up…