So can I just say how happy I am that the election is OVER? Okay thanks. Whether or not we like the president and other election results, I'm just so glad that we can know that God is truly in control. I know that it sometimes doesn't feel like it, but in every time of peace and every storm, we can count ourselves blessed because we know that our Creator holds us in the palm of His hand. We truly can rest in His peace, praise God!
Throughout the semester, our professor has been sharing verses about peace before almost every class period. And now I am seeing why, at least for me personally. Within the past two days, the election has occurred and the results have been announced, my roommate had her appendix removed...while in PERU, and another close friend's mom is currently undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor. And I'm in Budapest, Hungary, unable to be there for any of it, feeling like I can do nothing to help. I start to worry, but then I remember that all I need to do is pray. God is truly loving and hears our every prayer. He hears our prayers for healing for our loved ones and hears our prayers for our nations' futures.
And now I am reminded of all the verses that our professor read about peace. Peace, that although I am halfway around the world, God is still in control. God is in control in Hungary, and God is in control in the United States, and God is in control in Peru. Praise Him. I know that He is in control of all the things that have me worried. He holds the president, my roommate, and my friend's mom in His hands. I know that I can rest in His peace too.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
[Philippians 4:6-7]
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