Rising Prices

Published: April 5, 2023, midnight

b'Rising prices can be frightening. They make life feel uncertain, like we\\u2019re\\nnot sure what\\u2019s going to happen next.\\n.\\nMaybe your family can\\u2019t go on vacation like you always did. Maybe you\\u2019re\\nnot getting the car you always thought you would have or you\\u2019re not sure if\\nyou can afford to attend college. Maybe you don\\u2019t know if your family will\\nbe able to buy groceries or medication this month.\\n.\\nWith all the rising prices, it can be difficult to afford everything we\\nwant and need. It can be scary to think about the future because we don\\u2019t\\nknow how it will go.\\n.\\nBut one thing to remember even when things are going crazy is that God is\\nwith us. He is still watching over us just as much today as He was\\nyesterday and last week and last year. God knows about the issues we\\u2019re\\nfacing. He knows when we\\u2019re struggling, and He can help us. God can give us\\npeace during difficult times. He can guide us and get us through the\\ntoughest circumstances. Nothing is too big for Him to deal with, and\\nnothing comes as a surprise to Him.\\n.\\nSo when we get stressed out about rising costs or anything else going wrong\\nin the world, we can turn to God and trust Him to take care of us. His care\\ncan come in many different forms, and one way is through His people, the\\nchurch. In times of economic hardship, we can work together to take care of\\neach other and share His love (Romans 12:13). When we demonstrate His love\\nby giving and receiving help, we get to show that God\\u2019s love is living and\\nactive\\u2014that the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead also lives in\\nus (Romans 8:11; 1 John 3:17-24). The truth of His love remains rock solid\\neven in the most unsteady times. \\u2022 Bethany Acker\\n.\\n\\u2022 When we\\u2019re anxious about the future, Jesus feels our pain. He loves us\\nand walks with us. How could this truth bring us comfort and help us feel\\nsecure when life feels unsteady? \\n.\\n\\u2022 Has anyone ever helped you when you were struggling financially? Have you\\never helped someone else? What was it like? \\n.\\nJesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Hebrews 13:8 (CSB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nMatt.6.25-Matt.6.34|Heb.13.8'