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
(Matthew 6:34). As long as we trust God, we have hope (Ecclesiastes 9:4). The
Lord saves the brokenhearted and those crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18).
Our
hope comes from God alone and He gives us rest for our soul (Psalm 43:5; 62:5).
He binds our wounds and carries our sorrows (Isaiah 53:4, Psalm 147:3). 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 life is hard, and troubles surround us, we know that there is always peace and
joy for us in and through them, 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 on our own, using our human resources, we will continue
to feel frustrated and hopeless. Instead, we can 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 have. They will feel undue stress and push back or
ignore us. We have to get our eyes off our self and others, and onto God alone.
Then He will keep us in His perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3).
Troubles
are around us on every side, but we are not trapped; things are hard for us,
but God shows us a way through them all (2 Corinthians 4:8). He leads us one
step at a time (Matthew 6:31-34). We have no need to worry about tomorrow
(Matthew 6:25-30).
We
face today by embracing God's will, led by God’s Spirit, and praising God for
who He is. We follow the leading of God’s Spirit throughout each day, even if
we are reluctant to obey. Then, God will pour showers of blessings on us all
the days of our life.
Prayer:
Father
God, even when, in the midst of our tribulation, we take our focus off You, we
learn that without a doubt, You are always there for us, loving us
unconditionally and giving us the victory through Jesus' death and
resurrection. You have Your own timing and way, but You never, ever let us
down.
Nothing
this world has to offer compares to the hope that we have, which comes only
from You (Psalm 62:5; Ecclesiastes 9:4). You are always on our side, daily
loving us and drawing us closer to Your heart (John 6:44; Psalm 136:1). We have
faith in Your faithfulness, and we continually trust in and rely on Your
compassion and love.
Thought
for the Day:
God’s
sheltering arms keep us from falling and He lifts us up when we are
discouraged; He has perfect plans for our life, and He always executes them in
His timing and way as we totally surrender to His will.
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Psalm 145:14
