Perplexi-TEAs of Life

There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves,

(Luke 21:25, NASB)

Dismay among nations. Dismay everywhere. The words of Luke 21:25 sound like our nightly news segments. Such dismay can have one asking, “Why do bad things happen to good people?”

Such events could trouble one’s soul. But God, in His Word has shown that He was---He is---and evermore He shall be.

"He is God and there is none like Him declaring the end from the beginning

and from ancient times things not yet done." (Isaiah 46:9)

Nothing takes Him by surprise. He is not perplexed. I find comfort in that truth when I have questions that "seem" to have no reasonable answer.

“In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.” (Robert E. Lee)

I don’t know the answer but….I know the One who is the answer.    

Such knowledge makes a cuppa perplexi-TEA a lot easier to swallow.

"Perplexi-TEA"

They were at their wits’ end. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. 
(Psalm 107:27-28, NASB)

At Wit's End---everything seems to be going wrong. 

Perplexed. Baffled. Beyond comprehension of my finite mind. An entangled state of mind.

Don't know which way to turn.

Wit's End Corner---not far from the intersection of "Bitter and Sweet"---turning in the right direction is crucial!

At Wit's End--where despair sets in.

At Wit's End--where self-pity camps out.

At Wit's End--where family problems gather.

At Wit's End--where health issues loom.

At Wit's End--where unavoidable circumstances of financial loss devastate

At Wit's End--where defeat seems certain.

At Wit's End--where we all have been.

Remember at "Wit's End Corner," is just where God's power & strength & love  is shown. (Antoinette Wilson, "Streams in the Desert" 5/23) Turn toward Him.

Ever been there? At Wit's End Corner? Of Course you have!

If you're there now, ask the Lord to rid you of your cuppa perplexi-TEA and re-direct your confusion. 

Return to the "corner of happy and healthy." (with apologies to Walgreens) 

Joyful in Him and spiritually well.