There are times in life
when we feel devastated, overwhelmed and hopeless. Total surrender to God is
the key to making sense of our circumstances. Surrendering our family and
future to God, walking away from our worries and leaving them in His hands is
the only action that will keep us sane. God will give us grace for today, but
tomorrow's grace will not come until tomorrow.
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). 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 His life down 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). There is no need to fear anything, which life throws at us or that
people threaten us with. We relinquish them all to the Lord for Him to deal
with.
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). Full surrender to God’s
will in every circumstance is the only way to stay sane. If we continue to
strive in our own way, we will continue to feel frustrated and hopeless.
We trust in God, not in our
family or friends, job or bank account, talents or human reasoning, church or
neighbors. If we do, we 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).
Troubles are round us on
every side, but we are not shut in; things are hard for us, but God shows us a
way out of them (2 Corinthians 4:8).
He leads us one step at a time (Matthew 6:31-34). Do not worry about tomorrow (Matthew 6:25-30). Face today braced by God’s Spirit and praising God
for who He is. Follow the leading of God’s Spirit throughout each day, even if
you do not want to obey. Then, God will pour showers of blessings on you all
the days of your life.
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 daily closer to Your heart (John 6:44; Psalm 136:1).
Thought for the Day:
God’s sheltering arms keep
us from falling and He lifts us up when we are discouraged. - Psalm 145:14
