... that must be preached to me every day:
1. God is sovereign and in control of my life. I can rest in that.
2. It is foolish to presume the future. Only God knows the future and what a relief it is to know His Will will be accomplished. It's to our benefit that we don't know the future.
All things are present to Him—there is no past and no future to His all-seeing eyes. He dwells in the present tense forevermore as the great I AM. He knows what will be on the morrow and He, alone knows! The whole course of the universe lies before Him, like an open map. Men do not know what a day may bring forth, but Jehovah knows the end from the beginning! There are two great certainties about things that shall come to pass—one is that God knows—and the other is that we do not know. - Spurgeon
3. Every gift is from above and therefore, rightly Gods. He has the authority to give and take away.
Job 21:1 - And he said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord."5. I am loved and that's worth rejoicing over. I am loved unconditionally and without refrain. Christ loved me 100% of the way. I did no reaching out to Him. He loved me while I was living in sin and enjoying it, while I was engaging in harlotry with the world. How beautiful is His LOVE!
6. This mind boggling love is enough to satisfy me always, even in times of loss.
