Celebrate Promise

What does God promise? Some of them are blessings, protection, rest, abundant and eternal life. comfort in our trials. Seems that God is not keeping his promise. But underlying all the promises is that God will be present. Even when things don't go the way we wanted. Humans want more, magically make things better, especially for me. But God promises to be with us whatever happens. With that, the promise is peace. The letter to the Philippians is by an author who is in jail. It's his last effort to communicate with the followers in Philippi. Unsure of what is to come. This is so today. And today we can also realize that we are not alone. The author's advice is to be glad. To proactively shape our outlook. And to be gentle. With others and ourselves. Tend to what is going on inside of us. We can remember the promise. God is near always. Even when we seem alone. We can bring our concerns to God in various ways. Praying, shouting frustrations, writing or jounaling. Even if we don't get an immediate response, something happens when we pray. We release some of the stress and peace comes in ways we don't always understand. And we can let that peace guide our souls.
Philippians 4:1-8
16 June 2024