Grounded in God

My devotion this morning included this statement, "The apostle Paul had a strong and steady underlying consistency in his life. Consequently, he could let his external life change without internal distress because he was rooted and grounded in God."  Paul suffered some of the most horrible abuses yet never stopped praising God and never stopped praying for his friends.  

That is what I want more than anything. To have the faith that God is in control no matter what the circumstance so that nothing shakes my faith and nothing hinders me from pressing on toward the prize.

In Acts 4 Peter and John had been brought before the religious leaders and threatened with bodily harm and warned to not speak about Jesus but in Acts 4:29 they pray not for protection but for the ability to speak boldly in the face of the threats. That is grounded in God. Not looking for personal safety or comfort but in speaking the name of Jesus to a lost and dying world.