Blessing in Disguise
Could It Be a Blessing in Disguise?
When you look back at the past year, was 2025 everything you had hoped it would be?
Were there any disappointments?
Who hasn’t had some, right?
We know that disappointments are just a part of life.
They just . . . happen.
But, have you ever considered that what you perceive as a “setback” may actually be something totally different?
Could your disappointment actually have been a blessing in disguise?
God works in ways behind the scenes that we will never fully know and understand.
That troublesome setback in your life could be a stepping stone to something greater – a deeper more trusting relationship with the Heavenly Father.
You may feel like a trouble-magnet at times, but please don’t ever forget that you are a deeply-loved child of the King.
We can rely on His goodness and mercy to always be there to carry us through any trial.
He has done it before, and He will do it again.
God is faithful.
Look to His Son Jesus, the most perfect embodiment of compassion reflecting the love of our Father.
This love the Father has for us is eternal, just as our praise and worship of Him should be.
David echoes this devotion in Psalm 145. This psalm is a powerful reminder to share our blessings with each other and with the generations to come.
5 On the glorious splendor of Your majesty
And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
6 People will speak of the power of Your awesome acts,
And I will tell of Your greatness.
7 They will burst forth in speaking of Your abundant goodness,
And will shout joyfully of Your righteousness. – Psalm 145:5-7, (NASB).1
Pondering God’s Blessing in Disguise
In a recent blog post I mentioned that I followed the yearlong LIFT Daily Prayer from Pastor Jack Hibbs.
The introduction to the podcast for December 30 really struck a chord with me and I’m happy to share this as an encouragement for you for the year ahead.
As we stand at the end of another year, God invites us to step back from whatever is right in front of our noses and remember His wonders. Over the course of these months, there have been answers to prayer, protections we never saw, “coincidences” that were really His hand, closed doors that later proved to be mercy, and even painful seasons where He was present in ways we only now begin to recognize.
If we were to sit with a blank page and start listing His deeds toward us this year, we might think of a few at first—but the longer we linger, the more we remember, and we soon realize we will never come to the end of them. The problem is not that God has done too little, but that we too rarely stop to see, to name, and to thank Him for what He has done. – Pastor Jack Hibbs2
Thank you Lord for all of your blessings!
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1 Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
2 From Hibbs, Pastor Jack, “Lift Daily Prayer: Too Many Wonders to Number | December 30, 2035. YouTube Podcast.” Web. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/eSXzUDh7o60
