Sometimes,
we have our own vision of what life is supposed to look like. We come up
against a wasteland of discouragement; so we give up, and hang up our harp of
praise on the nearest willow tree (Psalm 137:2). We wander around in the
wilderness of life without a compass.
We
all experience weary times and trying circumstances in this earthly life, but
we do not need to wallow in the mud, or to allow them to overcome us
completely. We simply march on with our eyes fixed on Jesus, the author and
fulfiller of our faith (Hebrews 12:2).
The
disciples had the rug pulled out from under them, when they trusted in Jesus as
their Messiah. Their dreams vanished as they watched Him being tortured and
hung on Calvary's cross. They did not understand what happened, until three
days later when Jesus rose from the dead and walked with them for 40 days and
nights (John 20:1; Acts 1:3).
Spiritual
disciplines like scripture memorization, Bible studies, personal and corporate
worship, and praying without ceasing will help us to eliminate much of the
inherent fear in our modern, daily life. These exercises provide us with
personal renewal and the rejuvenation of our spirit and soul - our thoughts,
feelings and choices.
Then
we encounter Jesus in our trials, and trust Him with the outcome, without any
pressure on our self to solve them (Proverbs 3:5-6). Jesus meets us where we
are in our walk of faith, and He infuses our issues with His grace-filled care
and resolution.
Prayer:
Father
God, when we find our self in a painful trauma in life, we have a hard time
resisting weariness, discouragement, gloom, depression, anger and insecurity.
Remind us to keep our eyes on You, so that we can see rewards, renewal and
redemption rise from the soil of our trials. Heal us from our past issues that
are deeply buried in our subconscious mind.
Examine
the thoughts and intents of our heart (Hebrews 4:12), and renew a spiritual
perspective in our soul (Psalm 139:23). Help us to rise above Satan's lies,
worldly philosophies and goals, and the corrupt desires of our own heart. Infuse our spirit with Your Holy Spirit to
allow us to move from the wilderness of insanity and despair to the glorious
riches that You daily provide for us in Your Kingdom.
Thought
for the Day:
God
always cares for His people; for instance, He parted the Red Sea for them, and
they crossed over on dry land; yet, when Pharaoh led his army to follow suit,
God removed His anointing on the walls of water that bordered that holy ground,
and archeologists are still finding evidence of them drowning in that same
space.
