This morning my heart ached for pastor's and their wives that have gone through and are in so much pain. That is behind me but I have not forgotten it. Even if you are facing another pain in your life the following scripture will help you.
"In my anguish I cried to the Lord, and he answered by setting me free. The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?...It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man." Psalm 118
As I read these verses this morning they reminded me of those difficult times. They reminded me of the times when I feared man. I daily had to come to the Lord because what I could see of man was only bringing pain. Hold on tight to the Lord - I remember asking the Lord to shape me - asking him what did he want to change in me. "The Lord has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death." Wow - seems like that fits for where I was. The fire, which I have spoken about before is like the chastening. Even when I was in the middle of the chastening, the intense fire and I felt like I could bear no more I knew the Lord was right there with me. Now I look back and see how much God strengthened me. My core is stronger. Sure at the time I wondered why the Lord was taking me through such intense fire. What did I do Lord to endure such hurt. All the questions.
Now here is the big one - I've said it before and I will continue to say it! How big is God to you? When your situation looks bleak and you see no way out - stop - close your eyes to focus on God for a while. Ask yourself if you really believe that God could deliver you from your situation. That you could be set free from yourself. Do your really believe that God could do a miracle in your life? "I believe, help my unbelief." God is bigger than what our human minds can even comprehend. I can tell you that when you lay all of who you are down before the Lord, I mean everything, he will do things that you can not even begin to imagine or comprehend.
He loves you and will not leave you. If you are reading my blog and feel afraid or alone, drop me a comment. I will not post it but will write back to you and I will pray for and with you. You do not need to go it alone!
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There are a lot of people hurting in this world. Unfortunately a lot of them don't know Jesus and therefore deal with that hurt in horrible ways. Two good friends of two of my brother in laws have committed suicide within the last two weeks. One was a predominate community figure. I can't imagine what would be so bad that a person would take his own life. I honestly don't know what kind of a relationship either of these men had with Jesus(if any at all), but it made me think...I can do something about that...I should be doing something about that. People are hurting...people need Jesus.
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