Where have you seen God at work in your life or the lives of others today? This week? In the last few moments? I know in my heart he is always with me—even when I’m not paying attention. But oh! What a difference when I am listening and watching—waiting upon the Lord if you will.

This morning I had this nudge, this urge that I believe was from God to share a message with you via The Circuit, but what? With some anticipation for inspiration, I waited upon God’s Spirit to give me some direction. As I went through my morning devotions and emails and then Facebook, there it was. One of those popups on Facebook that at first glance I was about to pass over. This morning it stopped me as it was addressed “To My Son”. So here is what I read but with one modification, let me change the addressee to,

To My Child
While on this ride called “Life” 
You have to take the good with the bad 
Smile with the sad, love what you got
And remember what you had
Always forgive, but never forget
Learn from your mistake
But never regret 
People may change
Things may go wrong 
Just remember the ride goes on
And when you’re too afraid to look ahead
Look right beside you
I will always be there 
Love, Dad

Now I must admit that I was mulling a message on John 3:16 – For God so loved the world. Just those six words. I invite you to go back and reread “To My Child.” Then read it again, slowly, carefully, evaluating every line.

It is so easy to get caught up in the news of the day. This morning it is hurricane Ida, the end of the airlift in Afghanistan, fires out west, the drought in the southwest, flooding in Tennessee, ever increasing hospitalizations and deaths from the Delta variant, and masks once again. Oh, and still no Best Timers gathering this month. It is enough to make me want to stop the ride of life so I can get off.

But when you are so discouraged that “you’re afraid to look ahead.” When hope is nearly gone, we remember that “God so loved the world.” The “world” means you and me. And that is Good News: that God is with us. Our hope is restored. God’s only son Jesus died for you and me – he died for the world that death is not the final answer. All this disheartening news is not our tomorrow. Our every tomorrow is Christ in us and we in Him. “Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.” Not just tomorrow but the rest of today. How about you?