When we fight
the reality in our life, rather than trusting in God to give us wisdom or
healing, we often spin our wheels and end up exhausted in the process.
God gives grace
to the humble, but He resists the proud (James 4:6). As we surrender our self
to Him, and totally submit to Him, He intervenes on our behalf.
He will speak to
our inner, spiritual ear about His will for each situation as it arises. When
we walk in the center of His will, all things work out for our good (Romans
8:28). He knows all of our thoughts, even those we buried in our subconscious
mind.
Jesus has seen
every one of our struggles in our life, has compassion on all of our fears,
will provide more for us than we can even imagine, and uses us to comfort
others as they experience trials that are similar to ours (Luke 22:31).
He hears our
faintest prayer and offers for us to take His yoke upon our shoulders, rather
than the one we made for our self. His yoke is easy and light (Matthew 11:30),
because He helps us to carry it. He even walks with us through the valley of
the shadow of death (Psalm 23:4).
Jesus suffered
similar trials to ours, and He already overcame them (Hebrews 4:15-16). He can
give us comfort and victory through all of our issues as well. His is our life
(Colossians 3:3-4).
He also provides
us with wisdom, love, joy, stability, strength and peace through every
circumstance that we face. We simply need to trust in Him and obey the guidance
of His Holy Spirit.
God is our good
Father and He cares about all of our needs. He supplies our physical, mental,
emotional and financial needs in His way and in His timing.
He helps us to
face our fears, to change our focus, to trust Him each moment of our day and to
believe that He has a future and a hope for us (Jeremiah 29:11).
Prayer:
Father God, You
never abandon us or leave us alone (Hebrews 13:5). You live in us and walk
beside us as we grow in our awareness of Your presence and Your Spirit within
us. Help us to see that we no longer need to make our plans and have our goals
in life. We simply follow Your Spirit and walk in the center of Your will each
moment of our life.
This will
lighten our feelings of anxiety and quiet all of our fears. Living in Your will
brings us joy and peace as You make us to lie down in fruitful fields and to
drink from Your living water (Psalm 23:1-3). You fill our life with hope in
this hopeless world and You encourage us with Your Word, which is life to our
weary soul.
Thought for the
Day:
We live for God,
not through our own human effort, but through Christ in us, guided and
empowered by His Holy Spirit, understood and cared for by His love, and
drenched by His love, peace and joy.
