[Friday's Devotional] - Right Person, Right Place, Right Time

Right Person, Right Place, Right Time Life is a series of problem-solving opportunities and the problems we face can bring about change in us and in the places God puts us.  In African churches pastors encourage us to confirm to each other 'you are the right person, in the right place, at the right time', and even though we may feel quite the opposite, God brings good out of those problems we face.  Where we see stress he sees opportunities.  Where we see crisis, He sees growth and betterment. "We can rejoice when we run into problems they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady." Romans 5:3-4, [TLB] God uses problems to DIRECT us, to INSPECT us, to CORRECT us, to PERFECT us - people are like teabags if you want to know what's inside them, just drop them into hot water!  God is far more interested in our character than our comfort. I would love to declare that this 'teabag' seeped joy in my first 2 months serving here yet, for many reasons, I eventually reached a point of despondency and my cheerfulness and sense of humour failed me.  I shared the situation I found myself in with wise and trusted counsel and was able to transfer department – I love my new role and being able to spend quality time with my husband and my desire to 'finish well' is now a reality. Speaking the truth about the difficult circumstances not only brought about change for me, but suggestions my colleague and I had made that could lightened the load when short-staffed are now making a difference in my old department. Serving on the Africa Mercy and witnessing the life-changing work here has been such a privilege. Wherever God has placed you it is because you are 'the right person, in the right place, at the right time' even when it doesn't feel like it and even though this can be extremely uncomfortable (and sometimes unpopular) God uses it for good until he directs your steps elsewhere. Dawn Milward       Twitter Website Copyright © 2017 St. Matthew & St. Oswald's Church, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as a subscriber to the Daily Devotionals Our mailing address is: St. Matthew & St. Oswald's Church 1a New Street Rugby, Warwickshire CV22 7BE United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Want to be added to our mailing list? - sign up here!