"A Breaking Point"

"Thou hast made the earth to tremble; Thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh." (Psalms 60:2) It is considered "A" breaking point, because it's not the only one, but it is a pretty good place to start; I mean, consider the options: heal my broken heart, or heal the planet, they both result in putting trust in God that He is able to restore something that is broken. Yes, but did you catch how it was broken? I picture the earth like a giant Snow Globe, where God shakes things up a little (or a lot, depending on His objective), to get the attention of whom ever might be paying attention. If you have not noticed, God has certain order to the way that He wants things to happen; and when they get of track, He will redirect the way things are going. It works in our personal lives in the same manner, just on a much smaller scale. God is extremely patient with us, but even He has a breaking point; a point where He will shake things up a little to get our attention. I think that the most important lesson we can learn by any trial, is that God is faithful to His word; if He says "All things work together for good", then we had better accept it to be true, and then rest in His loving ability to work things together for good; after all, He is God, Right? That is the whole point! We are constantly in need of being reminded of what God can do, in every situation, and in every area of our lives. God does not make threats, He makes promises; promises to what our lives will be like if we keep His commands, and promises of what will happen to our lives if we don't. There are some people that refuse to accept God's existence for just that reason, they really do not want to enter into accountability; because as soon as you put your faith in God, you are accountable to trust in Him, for better or for worse! He has never promised that He would not stretch us, because being stretched builds character; and He is all about making His children right...
"Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God's Spirit when He adopted as His own children. Now we call Him, "Abba, Father". For His Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God's children. And since we are His children, we are heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God's glory. But if we are to share His glory, we must also share His suffering." (Romans 8:12-17) NLT