God is greater than anything that happens to us.

Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you!  Psalm 63:3 

On a recent airline flight the landing was a little rough, jostling us left and right down the runway. Some of the passengers were visibly nervous, but the tension broke when two little girls sitting behind me cheered, “Yeah! Let’s do that again!”

Children are open to new adventures and see life with humble, wide-eyed wonder. Perhaps this is part of what Jesus had in mind when He said that we have to “receive the kingdom of God like a little child” (Mark 10:15).

Life has its challenges and heartaches. Few knew this better than Jeremiah, who is also called “the weeping prophet.” But in the middle of Jeremiah’s troubles, God encouraged him with an amazing truth: “The faithful love of the  never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning” (Lam. 3:22–23 ).

God’s fresh mercies can break into our lives at any moment. They are always there, and we see them when we live with childlike expectation—watching and waiting for what only He can do. Jeremiah knew that God’s goodness is not defined only by our immediate circumstances and that His faithfulness is greater than life’s rough places. Look for God’s fresh mercies today.

Lord, please help me to have the faith of a child so that I can live with expectation, always looking forward to what You will do next.

全能的上帝超越我们遭遇的困境。

祢永恒的爱比生命宝贵，因此我要颂赞祢。-诗篇63篇3节，-现中修订版

最近，我搭乘的一趟班机着陆时不太平稳，在机场跑道上左摇右晃。有些乘客显得非常紧张，但坐在我后面的两个小女孩却兴奋地欢呼：“好棒啊！再来一次！”紧绷的氛围瞬间消失无踪。

孩童总是愿意尝试新的事物，以谦卑、好奇的心态来看待生命。或许耶稣也曾这么认为，所以祂说：“凡要承受上帝国的，若不像小孩子，断不能进去。”（马可福音10章15节）

生命难免会有挑战和悲伤，很少人能像“哭泣的先知”耶利米那样体会良多。然而在耶利米遭遇困境时，上帝却以奇妙的真理鼓励他，以至于他能说：“我们不至消灭，是出于耶和华诸般的慈爱，是因祂的怜悯不致断绝。每早晨这都是新的。祢的诚实极其广大！”（耶利米哀歌3章22-23节）

上帝随时都会赐下新的怜悯，事实上，上帝的怜悯一直都存在我们的生命中。我们若能有小孩那样的心态，期待等候上帝行大事，就必能看见上帝的怜悯。耶利米知道上帝的美善超越我们面对的环境，祂的信实远超过我们生命中的困境。今天就等候上帝新的怜悯吧！

主，求祢帮助我拥有孩童般的信心，
使我带着盼望而活，
时时期盼祢新的作为。

Lamentations 3:21-26New International Version (NIV)

21 Yet this I call to mind
    and therefore I have hope:

22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
    for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
    great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;
    therefore I will wait for him.”

25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
    to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly
    for the salvation of the Lord.

整理：于姊妹