Welcome to the Caruso Daily Devotional , a resource to equip , encourage and challenge you to live a life that shares the good news of Jesus .
Science . It's pretty cool . Did you know what we think of as a day ? How long it takes the Earth to rotate Isn't actually 24 hours ? According to NASA , it's 23 hours , 56 minutes and 4.2 seconds A day . On the planet Mercury , it's a whopping 58 Earth days , 15 hours and 30 minutes . Can you imagine a Monday that lasts over 1,400 hours ?
Our creator , god , in his infinite wisdom , gave us the perfect amount of daytime for work and play and nighttime for rest . He gave us seven days for productivity and , most importantly , he gave us the Sabbath , a time to rest and to gather his believers to acknowledge his goodness .
Humans are busy creatures and sometimes we wish we had more time to accomplish a task , or extra hours in the day . When a situation is difficult , we wish it was over already and gnash our teeth and clench our fists in frustration . It's tempting to spend our lives watching the clock , trying to force our circumstances into our own ideal timelines .
But there's a better way . God's plan is not our own plan and it doesn't run on the world's timeline . When you're waiting for that big promotion , remember God will promote you when it's time , when you're patient and persistent in following him . When you're worrying over forthcoming test results . Remember God is holding you in the palm of his hand .
He will give you answers in his time . Faith means letting life happen all in good time and all on God's timeline . Let's pray . Heavenly Father , help us to trust you and to follow in your path for us . Even when we're not sure what will happen next or when our next steps will be revealed , we know you love us and your plans for us are good .
Thank you for your love , your faithfulness and your saving grace In Jesus' name amen .
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