Bad News?

Psalm 112:7 (ESV)
He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.

We all, in our lifetimes, will receive bad news. Someone you love is ill. Your job is being downsized. A loved one has died. A friend has betrayed a confidence. You find out you are seriously ill.

We all face these things, they are common to man.

So how do you respond? Do you ask, "Why me?" Do you get angry? Do you give up hope?

If your heart is firm, trusting in the Lord, you won't fear those times of bad news. You will remember that He is in control of everything. He has us in His hand. Things may not turn out as we wish during this lifetime, but God is faithful and has promised us eternity with Him if we are faithful to Him.

Feel your faith wavering at times? Look back through the Old Testament. Think of all the promises that God made and then see how He fulfilled every one of them. Promises to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, and so many others.

Then remember Matthew 10:30-31. The very hairs of your head are numbered, and you are worth far more than the sparrows and He knows every one of them.