Down Gilead Lane, Season 12 | Episode 11

SAVING MESSAGES

Season Description

Since we first heard from the Morrison family on a quiet road in a small town, we’ve come a long way. Kids have grown up, graduated, and moved away from home. New members have joined the family. This season , find out who’s behind Peace of Heaven, how Monica Richter can get herself out of the mess she’s in, and what significant life choices are made. Find out what happens when the pieces of the puzzle ultimately fall into place in Coleraine.

Today’s Story

Tiffany Richter is having issues with her family’s temporary confinement. When she sees a way out, she faces a tough decision whether she wants to stay with her family or leave the country for good.

How About You?
Have you ever had to watch someone close to you choose to make a bad decision?

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It is not easy to watch people you are close to make decisions that you know might not be the best option for them. Sometimes, you just want to force them to do what you think is the right thing instead of let them choose for themselves.

But when we are faced with times like these, it’s helpful to remember that God watches us make bad decisions every day. None of us is perfect, and yet God doesn’t grab us out from heaven and force us to do the right thing. He even knows everything past and what will happen, and yet he doesn’t tell us what we have to do.

We need to remember that God is sovereign. That means that he is ultimately in control of everything that does and will happen. Even if Tiffany makes a decision to go across the world with her boyfriend, it doesn’t mean that God is standing up in heaven, surprised at what is happening. He has the whole world in his hands, and he will make even the worst decisions that we and others make work out for the good.

Romans 8:28 says, And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

So when we or others we love make decisions that might not look like the best option, we can pray for them and love them, but then ultimately give them up to our Father in Heaven, knowing that he is totally in control—no matter what.