James loves playing soccer, but he wasn’t thrilled about going to our church’s soccer outreach event on Tuesday. James participated last summer, but several of the boys had been mean. He didn’t want to have to deal with their actions and comments. In fact, he begged not to go.
After
praying about what to do, I talked to James about this being an opportunity to
be a witness to some of the kids from the community that come out to play. We also
talked through how to handle some of the situations that might happen. I told
him I would be there to watch.
Of course,
God is always watching. As we look to Him for direction, we can trust that things
will turn out for His good purposes.
Psalm 34:7-9 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear
him,
and he delivers them.
8 Taste and see that the Lord is
good;
blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.
9 Fear the Lord, you
his holy people,
for those who fear him lack nothing.
We lack
nothing because we always have God on our side, encamped around us! Things won’t
always be easy or turn out the way we want, but as we obey Him we can be
assured we are in His will.
For this
week, God worked it out that none of the mean boys came! That may not be the
case next week, but we know God can help James through any challenges that come.
God will also bring blessing as a result! He faithfully watches and encamps
around us!
Alice
