I have to admit that I am easily sucked into those little quizzes
on Facebook. It entertains me a little too much to find out which Disney
Princess I am, what song tells the story of my life, what I'll look like in 50
years. It can be quite a rabbit hole of nonsense, so I have been trying
to stay away from them. If fact, with everything going wrong...I mean
going on in my life lately, I've been limiting time on social media.
Since I have learned how to post without going on to actual sites, it's made
the temptation easier to face. But yesterday, after doing my chores, I
granted myself some frivolous time.
While scrolling through, I came
across a quiz I couldn't say no to: Which Bible verse did God write for
you? Knowing full well that it is just a random generation of verses, I
did it anyway. After all, the worst that would happen is I get a good
giggle and the best is that I would find a scripture that I could spend some
time with, right?
Wrong! I went down a
rabbit hole all right. One that God used to start my year off
right. I spent 25 minutes hitting try again and every scripture was woven
together in a blanket of Truth and unconditional love I needed to enter 2020.
"But the Lord stood with
me and gave me strength." 2 Timothy 4:17
"The Lord is on my side; I
will not fear." Psalm 118:6
"God didn't bring you this
far to leave you." Philippians 1:6
"Cast all your anxieties
on Him because He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7
"Be strong and courageous;
do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever
you go." Joshua 1:9
"I am with you and will
watch over you wherever you go." Genesis 28:15
"'For I know that plans I
have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you;
plans to give you hope and a future.'" Jeremiah 29:11
"I have set the Lord
always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be
shaken." Psalm 16:8
"For with God nothing
shall be impossible." Luke 1:37
So social media may be a rabbit
hole, but as Joseph once said in Genesis 50, "What you have meant for
evil, God will use for good." What thoughts to start a new year
with. 2019 may not have been the year I wanted it to be, but thanks be to
God, and a silly Facebook quiz, 2020 will start with my mind right where it
belongs - focused on the one who is with me all the way. With Him
anything is possible! Happy New Year!
Wow! How cool was this?!
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