Salty Peanuts

Salty Peanuts is more random thoughts than devo. But as always, I hope it encourages you to view your trials through a different lens. The lens of His sovereign control over all we face. – Becky

“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32

But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good. Genesis 50:20a NKJV

Before I was afflicted, I went astray, but now I keep Your word. Psalm 119:67 NKJV

It was for my good that I was humbled; so that I would learn your statutes. Psalm 119:71 ISV

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The Truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable. 

– James A. Garfield.

It’s been said, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” But, Ahhhh, you can feed him lots of salty peanuts!

Sometimes, God “sets the table” (with lots of those little dishes of salty peanuts!) to help us see the truth of who and what we really are. To enable us to recognize our need for Him. What looks like unfairness from our vantage point, may actually be the Lord drawing us closer to Himself.

That table may look like a trial that has engulfed our lives, it may be loneliness or anxiety or it may be a trial enveloping someone we love. Each table has this in common – the pain is so great or the disappointment so deep that we will either turn to God with a renewed level of trust (in spite of the pain) or our heart will harden against Him (because of the pain). There will be no middle ground.

Has God set a table for you today?

Let’s never allow our pain to go to waste, but instead, leverage it for His glory. And remember, the same heat that melts wax, hardens clay.  What we do with our “salty peanuts” is up to us.

Father, I am so thankful that I can trust You with every detail, every trial, every challenge that comes my way. Use them for your glory. In Jesus’ name, Amen

Pain clarifies.  

Becky White

Written by Becky White for the Lord Jesus