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When Confusion Prevails
Katherine Kehler
“God is not the author of disorder, but of peace”
(1 Corinthians 14:33).
(1 Corinthians 14:33).
Have you been in a
situation that seemed totally confusing?
Decisions need to
be made, but things didn’t make sense and you just didn’t know what to do?
Let me remind you
that God is not the author of confusion.
He does not give us
the spirit of fear and panic, but of power, love and a sound mind.
Recently I had one
of those confusing situations to deal with.
Rumours, gossip,
insecure and inexperienced people all added to the confusion.
God reminded me
that He is not the God of confusion, but Satan is.
Good reminder. I
began to pray that God would drive the enemy and his evil spirits from this
situation.
Doesn’t the Bible tell us in James 1:5, “If any of you lacks
wisdom, he should ask God.”
I prayed that God
would shine His light into the situation. I prayed that God would bring His
wisdom to the minds of the people involved.
Thankfully, the
situation was resolved within an hour.
Why don’t we pray
like this more often? I don’t know. Probably because we try to figure things
out ourselves.
Let me note here,
there have been times in my life when God chose not to dispel the confusion for
a while.
God has the big
picture and knows what is best for everyone involved.
Are you in a
confusing situation today? Take time to pray.
Prayer: Lord, thank You for your Holy Spirit who reminds me
of all things You have taught us in your precious Holy Word. Cause us to listen
and act on Your direction quickly. Amen.
Katherine
Kehler
was born in Bassano, Alberta, Canada and lived the first 9 years of her life in
Rosemary, Alberta. From there, her family moved to Abbotsford, BC and
lived on a 64 acre dairy farm until she graduated from high school.
Katherine
and Marvin were married in 1956 and had four children, three daughters and a
son. Their children were raised on their 10 acre chicken farm. They lived 52
years of their married life in Aldergrove, BC. They recently moved back
to Abbotsford, BC.
When
they were in their early thirties, their lives and priorities changed
dramatically when they yielded total control of their lives to Jesus Christ and
practised walking in the power of the Holy Spirit.
In 1974,
Marvin was asked to be the National Director of Campus Crusade for Christ,
Canada. He was director for 28 years, during which Katherine started and
served in several ministries:
Canadian
Prayer Alert, a national movement to mobilize people to pray for leaders of
Canada.
Women
Today, Canada, a strategy to equip and mobilize women to reach out to the
world.
Women in
Leadership, a strategy to help influential women examine the spiritual
side of their lives and
She
served as the producer and executive editor of Women Today Magazine, which
was read in over 140 countries. In 1995, she began a website version
of the magazine. In only a few years, the website grew to five websites,
in English and French. When she transferred her ministry responsibilities
to other women, over 220,000 women from 155 countries visited these websites
every month. More than 11,000 women subscribe to her devotionals.
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