Back in the Saddle

 Happy Sunday!

"When darkness overtakes him, light will come bursting in. He is kind and merciful—and ALL goes well for the generous man who conducts his business fairly."(Psalm 112:4-5 Living Bible).

Today was Rodeo Sunday at church.  It had me reminiscing about summers spent in Mississippi, my grandfather's Shetland pony named Sugar, and the our young friends who were daring enough to ride bareback.  The sermon was entitled, "Back in the Saddle".  If you can imagine a cattle drive in full motion and a cowboy being thrown from his horse, you can probably see how important it would be to get back in the saddle as quickly as possible.

Life throws us at times, and we may feel like giving up or throwing in the towel.  BUT the Word always has encouragement for us to get up, dust ourselves off, and try again.  The Apostle Paul wrote, "We are pressed on every side by troubles, but not crushed and broken. We are perplexed because we don’t know why things happen as they do, but we don’t give up and quit.  We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going. These bodies of ours are constantly facing death just as Jesus did; so it is clear to all that it is ONLY the living Christ within who keeps us safe."(2 Corinthians 4:8-10 Living Bible).

The Word declares that God will ALWAYS cause us to Triumph!  We always WIN.  It doesn't mean we journey through life on "flower beds of ease". But we do prevail.  Proverbs 24:15-16 is a warning to our enemies, and a reminder to us, "O evil man, leave the upright man alone and quit trying to cheat him out of his rights. Don’t you know that this good man, though you trip him up seven times, will each time rise again? But one calamity is enough to lay you low."(Living Bible).

Love and prayers, Cynthia