Where Did You Find God Today?

Almost everyday, I play a solitaire game of Tripeaks on my phone. It helps me unwind. I choose the Daily Challenge because it is guaranteed to be winable. However, that doesn’t mean that I always win. But when I do, I get a crown and my phone plays a “tah-dah” tune.

Whether I win or lose that day is a matter of choice. A two can play on an ace or a three. A king can play on a queen or an ace. The order I play the cards determines the outcome of the game.

lsn’t this true of our daily lives? Each day we are faced with a myriad of choices, some large but most are small. The option we choose can determine the outcome of our day. And how we choose to react can color our mood. A friend of mine posted on Facebook, “Why is it that my clothes snag on the doorknob only when I am having a bad day?”

Knowing the game can be won in my solitaire app, I have the option to start over. This time, I can change my choices. Play on the queen instead of the ace. If that doesn’t work, I go back and keep trying until I figure out how to win.

However, in life, you can’t always reset the game and try again, can you? No do-overs. No back space key. No rewinds…

Unless you are a Christian.

I am not saying that events can suddenly “unhappen” when we accept Jesus as Lord. How we react to them makes the difference, though. When life gets tough do we blame God or do we seek the option to trust He can make something good come out of it? Do we choose to rely on Him to help make the daily challenges winable or back away and try to handle it the best we can? Which card do we play–The King or another one?

Proverbs 3:5-6 states:
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

We cannot always stop to pray in a situation. Some need a split-second decision. But if we already have our mind focused on doing God’s will during the day, and if we tune our souls into the Holy Spirit for guidance, chances are we will choose the correct option.

And if we don’t, then we can fall to our knees, confess it, and seek forgiveness—from Him first and then from others—because we believe Christ came into the world to save sinners.

Either way, it can make life a winable journey and the prize at the end is a crown. Tah-dah!

Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. James 1:12