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FRIDAY MAY 26


NAVIGATING ROUGH WATERS

TODAY’S READING
1 Chronicles 28:9-20
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Do not be afraid
or discouraged, for
the lORD God, my
God, is with you.
He will not fail you
or forsake you.
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I was enjoying the start of my first whitewater rafting experience__until I heard the roar of the rapids up ahead. My emotions were flooded with feelings of uncertainity, fear, and insecurity at the same time. Riding through the whitewater was a first-rate, white-knuckle experience! And then, suddenly, it was over. The guide in the back of the raft had navigated us through. I was safe__ at least until the next set of rapids.

Transitions in our lives can be like whitewater experiences. The inevitable leaps from one season of life to the next__college to career, changing jobs, living with parents to living alone or with a spouse, career to retirement, youth to old age__are all marked by uncertainity and insecurity.

In one of the most significant transitions recorded in Old Testament history, Solomon assumed the throne from his father David. I’m sure he was filled with uncertainity about the future. His father’s advice? “Be strong and courageous, and do the work....For the LORD God, my God, is with you” (1 CHRON. 28:20).

We’ll have our fair share of tough transitions in life. But with God in our raft we’re not alone. Keeping our eyes on the One who is navigatibg the rapids brings joy and security. He’s taken lots of others through before.

__Joe Stowell

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God guides us through the rapids of change.

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Significant changes are some of the most stressful times in our lives. It is comforting to know that God is there with us.