Fig trees may no longer bloom,
or vineyards produce grapes;
olive trees may be fruitless,
and harvest time a failure;
sheep pens may be empty,
and cattle stalls vacant—
but I will still celebrate
because the [Lord] God
is my Savior.
The [Lord] gives me strength.
He makes my feet as sure
as those of a deer,
and he helps me stand
on the mountains.
Habakkuk 3:17-19
In western culture today it is called "Murphy's Law." There are a number of ways to state it, but the simplest is this: "If anything can go wrong, it will!"
Things break, plans do not succeed, other people disappoint and crops fail. It is all a part of living in this fallen world. If you are still looking for "Utopia" here on this earth, let us all know when you find it!
Truthfully, the perfect "thing" you are searching for is God Himself. The satisfaction and contentment that comes from knowing God draws you quickly away from all the problems in your life! Knowing God and having Him live in your heart is the ultimate success. That success is not something for which you must strive and dedicate yourself for years to achieve. Knowing God begins when you hear about and accept Jesus Christ as the Lord of your life! It is quite simple and yet amazingly profound. Hear the good news about Jesus and call out to Him. You die to this world, even as He did and are buried with Jesus. Then like Jesus, you rise to walk a new life!
Are your problems and the failures of this world still there when you come out of the grave? Yes they are, but they no longer have mastery over you. You have stepped into a destiny that is called "eternal life." None of the problems on this earth can go there with you!
Then comes the daily walk with Jesus. Every minute of every day is filled with the excitement of close fellowship with Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the Father. You will begin to see and expect the power of God to address the issues in your life. He will be the answer to every problem.
Jesus will come back and bring everything to a grand conclusion here on this earth. But until He does, He is waiting for you to turn your heart to Him and embrace the life that will thrust you into Heaven where there will be no Murphy's Law and nothing will ever go wrong! Amen
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