“They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” Psalm 112:7

Pre-Decide

Someone shared with me about how God had spoken to her. One day she felt the Lord asked her if she would trust Him with whatever happened in her life…come what may, she would keep her eyes and focus on Him. She said “yes” to Him asking her that. She knew He would be with her in whatever good thing or sorrow might come.

Within days something very difficult happened in her life. But she said because she had “pre-decided” what her focus would be, it helped carry her through some painful and difficult days.

I love that! We can pre-decide our response to hard times!

It made me reflect on my life and Floyd’s. We had had conversations with God like my friend, and we committed our hearts to trust Him in trials…long before I was diagnosed with cancer and before he became sick.

And I want to give testimony to how God has helped me, helped us, because of that decision. Certainly it’s been hard. But God has faithfully helped me—and helped both of us when I first battled cancer before Floyd got sick. There were some other things happening that made it a very difficult season. But our decision was made—we’d trust God and keep our focus on Him. It made all the difference in the world!

I’m purposing in my heart to keep “pre-deciding” to trust Him and keep my eyes, my focus on Him and Him alone. A friend said to me recently, “If our trust is anywhere but in Jesus, we are lost. It’s just as simple as that.” So very true.

“What consumes your mind controls your life.” I am pre-deciding to fill my mind and heart with thoughts of the goodness of the Lord.

Lord, we trust You in all things that are to come. Keep us close to You always, that we may know Your presence in the hardest things. Amen.