Stop, Drop and _______

Recently, when an unexpected trial showed up in my life, the Lord reminded me of this decades-old devo. Written in 2009, much has happened since that day nearly 20 years ago, but one thing remains the same… Life will always provide us with tests, trials and challenges. Sometimes of our own making and sometimes not. The question is how will we respond when they show up in our life?   – Becky

(This OG devo from 2009 has been left in its original form).

Stop, Drop and Worship!

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshiped. He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked I shall return there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.” Job 1:20-21 NASB

Then the king was very pleased and gave orders for Daniel to be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den and no injury whatever was found on him, because he had trusted in his God. Daniel 6:23 NASB

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Job lost all a man could lose in one fell swoop. His fortune and family, his health and his home; gone. Job’s response? He literally fell to the ground and worshipped God. In pain mind you — but he worshipped as an act of obedience.

Daniel was thrown to the lions for his obedience to God and spared because of his unshakable trust in God. Not a I’ll-trust-You-as-long-as kind of thing. No. Daniel trusted in God’s faithfulness regardless of his outward condition. His confidence in God didn’t keep him from being thrown to the lions but did keep him from being eaten by the lions!

Worship and simple trust. That’s what the Lord Jesus wants from us as a response (natural reflex) to our trials. Not the most polished or eloquent prayers. Not our promises to do this if He’ll do that — that’s bargaining. No. He wants us to simply worship Him and trust Him, right in the midst of whatever trouble we’re facing. The Lord provided me with a living example of this as I have been eyewitness to a friend enduring a great injustice. He’s handling it with all the pain you would expect while trusting and worshipping all along the way. What a powerful example of God’s ability to carry His people through whatever trial they might face (not necessarily around or out of).

Do you have your own version of a lion’s den or a Job type experience? Has the Lord allowed you to be “thrown to the lions” or have you jumped right in due to your own bad choices? Have you “lost it all” as Job did? How are you handling it? If it’s not through worship and trust, please — stop right now and drop to your knees. Pour out your pain, your confusion or even anger, then — lift your hands in surrendered worship. Your Father God will make a away where there seems to be no way, count on it. He is worthy of your absolute trust.

Life with God is not immunity from difficulties, but peace in difficulties. – C.S. Lewis

My Father, I lay my burdens at Your feet, I surrender this “lion’s den” experience to You and CHOOSE to trust You through it. I choose to worship You in the midst of it. Where there was once turmoil and confusion, cause Your peace to fill me. I love You, Lord.  In Jesus’ name. Amen

Written by Becky White for the Lord Jesus