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WHEN REALITY CHANGES
December 17, 2011

For I am the LORD, I do not change. Malachi 3:6

It is holiday time, and with more than one friend going through, well,
basically - the pits, I've had some extra things on my mind, and
prayer list. There was something else prepared to send out this week
in Irish Thursdays messages, however I felt impressed to say a few
words about this instead. Unfortunately, these friends are, no doubt,
not the only ones going through a crisis, tragedy, or tough situation
right now. Reality has been changed as people, situations, and things
out of our control have changed. Just because it is the Christmas
season does not mean it is Pollyanna time.

One has a sibling whose unexpected diagnosis is an advanced cancer,
another has had both mother and father pass away this past month. A
third has recently been served divorce papers, and yet another, with a
young family to support, did not get the hoped-for job after being out
of work for over nine months. Their feelings, and thoughts, are
running the gamut of grief, fear, separation and loss, and rejection,
to name a few.

What about the 'Ho ho ho' season? Certainly there is never a good time
for tragedy or crisis, but if ever there is no good time it is at
Christmas. When our reality changes, we can become frozen, and
temporarily forget everything we know about God like that He is still
faithful, that He still loves and cares about us, that He is in the
midst of the situation. Yet, He is in the midst of our situations.

Just as the sun rises and sets, as certain as anything ever could be,
so is God who He says He is – faithful, constant, caring, and present
with us. Skies get cloudy, we have wind and storms - from mild showers
to all out raging hurricanes – but the sun comes up every morning. In
the first chapter of the book of James, the Bible says that God who is
"the Father of the heavenly lights..does not change like shifting
shadows." That is truth, and a reality you can take to the bank,
because 'the Lord does not lie or change his mind. He is not a human
being, he does not change his mind. (1 Samuel 15:29)

No matter what your reality, be encouraged today. GOD is the Reality
that never changes. That is good news, at Christmas time or any other
time.

Inspirational messages by Sally I. Kennedy
Sally I. Kennedy, ©2011
http://www.sallyikennedy.com

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