There are times in life when we feel devastated,
overwhelmed and hopeless. We have no idea how to pay our bills, buy groceries
or keep a roof over our head. If we keep our faith and hope in God, anything is
possible (Mark 9:23). When trouble surrounds us and
life is hard, we know that there is always a way out, because God loved us
enough to lay down His life for us (2 Corinthians 4:8).
God has good plans for His righteous ones and there is
always hope in our future (Jeremiah 29:11). We fear nothing, which life
throws at us or people threaten us with. Full surrender to God’s will in every
circumstance is the only way to stay sane. If we continue to strive for our own
way, we will continue to feel frustrated and hopeless. Total surrender to God
is the key to making sense of our circumstances.
If we call out to the Lord, and pray to Him for help, He
never fails to hear us. Our cries always reach His ears (Psalm
18:8). Our Lord and Redeemer strengthens us and holds us up with
His victorious right hand (Isaiah 41:10, 13-14). Surrendering our present
and future to God, walking away from our worries and leaving them in His hands
is the only way to dwell in His rest (Hebrews 4:10).
We trust in God, not in our family or friends, job or bank
account, talents or human reasoning, church or neighbors. We can put too much
pressure on others when we expect them to support us more than they already
are. They will feel undue stress and push back or ignore us. We have to get our
eyes off our self and onto God. Then He will keep us in perfect peace (Isaiah
26:3).
As long as we are still alive, we have hope (Ecclesiastes
9:4). The Lord saves the brokenhearted and those crushed in spirit (Psalm
34:18). He binds our wounds and carries our sorrows (Isaiah
53:4, Psalm 147:3). Our hope comes from God alone and He gives us rest
for our soul (Psalm 43:5; 62:5). As we put our hope in Him, the
Lord rescues us from our trials (Psalm 39:7; 2 Peter 2:9).
Prayer:
Father God, even when we take our focus off You in the
midst of our tribulation, we know without a doubt that You are always there for
us, loving us unconditionally and giving us the victory through Your death and
resurrection. Nothing this world has to offer
compares to the hope we have, which comes only from You (Psalm 62:5; Ecclesiastes 9:4). You are always on our side, ever loving us and drawing us
closer to Your heart (John 6:44;
Psalm 136:1).
Thought for the Day:
God gives us grace to live for today, but remember that
tomorrow's grace will not come until tomorrow.
