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By Becky Thomas
” ‘But God!’ This is not what we expected. The surgery was a simple procedure. The recovery process should not be this way.”
” ‘But God!’ This is not how I planned my life. It seems to have gotten so out of control. I never would have imagined it would come to this.”
” ‘But God!’ This is a good work. It is for You. I don’t see why You wouldn’t want me to do this.”
” ‘But, God?’ I know You are there. ‘But, God?’ I don’t feel You near.”
BUT GOD …
- Gen 31:7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
- Gen 48:21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
- Gen 50:20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
- 1 Sam 23:14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
- Psa 49:15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
- Psa 73:26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
- Psa 75:7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
- Pro 21:12 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
- Mark 2:7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God only?
- Luke 5:21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
- Luke 16:15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
- Acts 7:9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
- Acts 13:30 But God raised him from the dead:
- Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
- 1 Cor 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
- 1 Cor 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
- 1 Cor 3:6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
- 1 Cor 3:7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
- 1 Cor 6:13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
- 1 Cor 7:15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
- 1 Cor 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
- 1 Cor 12:24 For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked.
- 1 Cor 15:38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
- Gal 3:20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
- Phi 2:27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
The circumstances of our lives may not always be as we would want. We do not always understand how the choices we make can lead us to such consequences. We thought what we were doing was what was best. How could it be this way?
As I spent time at a girls retreat, I kept looking for evidence of the girls being receptive by their coming forward at the invitation. The atmosphere had been different than at the girls retreat the week prior. However, as things did not go as smoothly as planned, and the receptiveness did not seem evident, God had other plans. I was watching through my camera lens. When I stopped and paused, that was when I saw that the girls were touched. They had the tears streaming down their faces as proof. They did not go forward, “but God” had touched them where they were!
I have come to the realization in my short years that there is always a “but God” to every situation. He is the judge; He will deliver; He will redeem; He is our strength; He is faithful. God may never be all that we would ever want, BUT GOD is enough.
May you look at your current situation and say, “But God will see me through,” and know that “He’s All [you] Need”.
He’s All I Need (Ken Bible)*
He’s all I need
He’s all I need
Jesus is all I need
He’s all I need
He’s all I need
Jesus is all I need
He’s good to me
He’s good to me
Jesus is good to me
He’s good to me
He’s good to me
Jesus is good to me
He’s life and peace
He’s life and peace
Jesus is life and peace
He’s life and peace
He’s life and peace
Jesus is all I need
He’s all I need
He’s all I need
He’s all I need
Jesus is all I need
He satisfies
My need supplies
Jesus is all I need
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