In the Midst of Chaos…

Life has a funny way of dealing with us. Things can seem great today but tomorrow all hell can break loose. With no warning, our happy lives go from order to disorder, joy to chaos.  For it is often not just one thing that causes our joy to be tested. Usually it starts with your relationships, then finances, then occupationally or spiritually. It is as if everyone had some group meeting while you were away and decided now would be a good time to bring every accusation, offense, or challenge to you at once. First reaction is often one of anger, fear, or confusion. Questions like, “Why me? What did I do to deserve this?”

Often answers do not come to those questions though and we waste time wallowing in self-pity and becoming angry at God and those who wronged us. But there is a different response that brings about a change of heart and disposition. In the midst of chaos, God never leaves us. The Apostle Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” Though the trials and tribulations come, God is doing a greater work inside of us. For in the midst of chaos, there is transformation.

The love of God supersedes our human understanding. It encapsulates every human emotion, every human desire, and it returns a love that never fails, that holds no record of wrong, that does not envy or boast. For God’s love is a perfect love. In the midst of chaos, there is only one constant we can find safety in. Just like a tornado, there is safety in the eye of the storm, but to find that safety, we have to remain steady while everything else around us feels like it is in constant disarray.

If you feel like you are in the midst of chaos today, know that you are not alone. There is a God who promised to never leave you nor forsake you. He is not too far that His love cannot reach you. There is truly nothing that can separate you from that love. Your job right now is to be loved by God, give up your defense, your right to argue, your anger and questions, and let go.

Please take a few minutes to watch these short clips of Graham Cooke. His two minute teachings will speak directly to where you are at and give you hope and purpose as He speaks the heart of God on this issue:

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And if you want to take a few minutes and listen to what God has to say about you and His love for you, then close your eyes and listen to this song by Jonathan David Hesler and a prophetic word by Graham Cooke.