Predicting A Coin Toss

PREDICTING A COIN TOSS

“I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD watches over you— the LORD is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” - Psalm 121

“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” - Psalm 46:1.

It was a bit before sunrise.  Ten minutes earlier, my husband had left for work on his motorcycle when the phone rang. Rarely does anything good happen at that hour of the night.

My husband was calling to tell me that he had hit a deer and his motorcycle might be totaled.  At times like this, when we realize that someone precious to us might have been taken away, we get a reminder about what is truly important.

Sometimes it takes a shakeup to shake things back into their proper places.  The trivial evaporates, leaving the most important thing—that the one we love is still here —we haven’t lost them.

In life, there are two different types of people.  When they cover tornado damage, displaced families answer reporter’s questions while still wearing their bathrobes.  For one family, the situation is desperate, the family is crying, saying, “Our home is destroyed.” “Everything we have worked so hard for is gone.”  “We have lost everything.”  “We don’t know what we will do.”

Meanwhile, their next door neighbor received similar damage, but interviewed, they thank God that their family is safe, that they thought to grab their bathrobe and shoes before going into the storm cellar.  They say things like, “We are going to be okay.”  “We are so grateful to be alive.”  “We will rebuild.”  “We will pull together as a community and help one another.”

THOSE are the resilient people I admire!  When life flips their coin, they choose to believe that it will land heads up instead of heads down.

Both situations have been dealt the same hand, but their perspective and attitude make all the difference in the world.  Life is a two-sided coin.  It is up to us to decide if we will focus on heads or tails.

Father, give us eyes that look for our blessings instead of loss—hearts that thank You for what we have, instead of lamenting what has been taken away.

We have a HOPE.

We woke up this morning.

We are alive.

There is food and a roof over our heads.

We have clothes on our backs and shoes on our feet.

There is water to drink and birds that sing.

You WILL provide.

We are known, loved and forgiven.

You are working on our behalf.

We can trust You.

You are good.

Our story isn’t over yet...

Somehow, between now and the end of the book, Lord, YOU will work it out.  There will be twists and turns, but we don’t have to be anxious or afraid.  Things are being worked out for our good (Rom 8:28).

Father, help us to straighten up our priority closet and put things in their proper places, putting people before projects and to choosing relationship over being right.  Help us to focus on what we have instead of what we have lost.

Help us to purpose to see the coin as face up. Thank You for so many blessings, truly too many to count, and for hearing our prayer.  In Jesus’ Name. ❤️

Dear friend, it isn’t naive to look for the positive side of things.  Instead, it is wisdom that brings blessing, HOPE, favor and peace. If you have been struggling, ask the Father to show you the OTHER side of the coin. 💡

If you have been encouraged or challenged, please repost and further His kingdom!  Then come, follow and be refreshed at:
https://www.facebook.com/Prayers-of-a-Ragamuffin-Warrior-171515087035441/

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A City On A Hill

Image
A CITY ON A HILL By:  Julie Souza Bradley Lilly “You are light for the world. A city cannot be hidden when it is located on a hill. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket. Instead, everyone who lights a lamp puts it on a lamp stand. Then its light shines on everyone in the house.” – Matthew‬ ‭5:14-15‬ ‭GW‬‬ And I saw thousands of souls struggling in a churning sea.  Under the darkness of a moonless sky, without a boat, they were tossed.  Beneath them sharks swam, nipping at heels, eliciting sharp cries from those who flailed.  It caused them to cling to their neighbor, pushing them to submerge, sputter and gasp.  Exhaustion, chaos and hopelessness hovered over the waters like a mist, obscuring the small points of light that seeped out from around the boarded windows of the nearby city on a hill.  The city on a hill—a beacon of hope to those drowning, contained behind windows shuttered with fear. Lord, we see chaos all around us —man’s inhumanity to man— fear, anxiet
Read more

Paul’s Handkerchief Prayer

Image
Good morning, my friend!  Good morning, Father! “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” - Deuteronomy 31:6 Lord, we don’t have to be the only one in a room to feel alone.  We can be in a coliseum full of people and still feel lonely.  We feel alone in our skin.  You encourage us to not forsake meeting together as a church (Hebrews 10:25), but it is the internal companionship that keeps us from feeling loneliness in that packed coliseum. Father, I lift my friend.  Your Word says that where two or more are gathered in Your Name, You are there in the midst of them.  So Lord, as in Acts 19:12 when Paul sent a blessed handkerchief to the sick and they were healed, likewise, across time and space I take hands with Your precious child.  Together we bow before You and admit we need You.  We invite Your presence.  If they feel lonely or alone today, in their life or in
Read more

Beauty Among the Ashes

Image
Good morning, my friend!  Good morning, Father!   “I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that   I would see the goodness of the Lord in  the land of the living.   Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage,   And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!” - Psalm 27:13-14 Father, we thank You that with You all things are possible.  All around us there are financial troubles, poverty, disease, depression, anxiety, divorces, confusion, disappointment, illness, loss, pain and grief.  The list goes on and on.  People are suffering, Father, and are clinging to the last vestiges of hope.   Lord, I lift up my friend.  You know precisely what weighs on their mind today, and which troubling thoughts strike fear in their heart.  Long seasons of struggle bring with them weariness and discouragement.  I cry out to You on their behalf, Lord.  You are able.  We ask for miracles.  Nothing is too difficult for You.  We ask that You take what the enemy intended for evil
Read more