“When I obsess over things out of my control, it makes me act out of control. A much better place to park my mind is to look for God’s protection, provision, and lessons on perseverance in the midst of whatever I’m facing” (Lysa TerKeurst).

If you watch the news at all or even glimpse the headlines across much of social media, you can easily find yourself in a state of panic. There’s so much going wrong these days with the wildfires in California and so much suffering and pain all over the city, state, and country.

But if you can find a place to listen to the still small Voice that whispers peace, you will find that the current state of affairs is not the final outcome. Because of the resurrection, your worst day will not be your last day and your story will not end with ashes (with thanks to Elisabeth Elliot and Frederick Buechner).

I like the idea of parking my mind in God’s protection and provision. I like the idea of keeping my mind stayed on God’s promises. I love that God is bigger than anything I’m facing or that anything anyone is facing at the moment.

God has not called any of us to carry the weight of the world or to try to fix every problem for everybody. What He calls us to is to trust and to pray. He tells us that in quietness and rest, not striving and worrying, is our salvation. As I heard in a movie, everything will be fine in the end. If it’s not fine, it’s not the end. God’s still at work on seeing your story through. The end won’t be ashes but glory.