Games
Our family loves playing games! Hide and Seek… Tag… Kickball. And we really love board games. Recently, the boys have really been enjoying Monopoly, Jr.
Not Good
It’s embarrassing when your five year-old and eight year-old trounce you at a game of Monopoly. But they have beat me so many times. Rarely do I pull off an upset. And I’m really trying to win!
Turnaround
But I’ve begun to notice something recently in that game which really got me excited about life. I discovered that one of us can be way ahead… with all the momentum going in that person’s direction. They appear to be the odds-on favorite to win the whole game.
And then, all of a sudden, things shift. We start landing on someone else’s properties. They draw the right cards which give them cash and more properties. And soon, things have turned in a completely different direction. Suddenly, the one who was ahead is behind, and someone else ends up winning a massive victory.
On A Dime
The same is true in our lives… Things can seem to be going downhill. We can be encountering difficulties and challenges that make it look like others are winning and we might lose. But God is control, and He can turn things “on a dime.”
Suddenly, the situation begins to turn in our favor. Suddenly, favor abounds. Suddenly, miracles happen. Suddenly, the check comes in the mail. Suddenly, a relationship is restored.
Scripture points out this truth in Luke 1:37 when the angel Gabriel said to Mary, “For nothing is impossible with God.”
There is no situation so bleak, so hopeless, so impossible that God cannot turn it around in your favor at a moment’s notice. He who calmed the storm instantly, and healed the sick instantly, and raised the dead instantly, and fed the multitudes instantly can absolutely turn your situation around today on a dime!
Don’t Give Up Now
So don’t give up now! It’s not too late. Hold onto hope. Let your faith rise up. Give God the opportunity. You could be the big winner!
Let’s have a great weekend. And why don’t you share this particular post with someone who looks like they are about to lose? You’ll be glad you did… and so will they!
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