Rescue :)

Do you ever wonder if the situation you are in will be resolved? If God will actually step in and fix things? Ever said "gee, how long is this going to go on?" I've been guilty of this as I am sure we all have at some point. We read about God's power in the old testament, the amazing things that he did yet so many of us don't expect that anymore today. I was reading about Asa King of Judah this morning. Asa went to take up battle against the Cushite's vast army. Hear his prayer: "Asa called to the LORD his God and said, 'Lord, there is no other like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this vast army, O LORD, you are our God, do not let man prevail against you.' The LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah."

The first thing I thought of was "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever." How God stepped in for Asa he will also do for you and for me. He does not change. The same God who Asa prayed to is the same God that we have. Believe in his mighty hand to save you. Believe that he can and will rescue you. I think that so many times we bring on our own pain. We look at a situation and get in a pity party. We think that everything is falling around us, yet when we stop and ask God to show us what he is wanting to teach us through it we often will find that our problem is ourself, our own selfishness and wrong motives. Not that other circumstances don't have an impact but how we handle them is the question. Do we take it to the Lord not just to ask him to fix it all but to reveal to our hearts if there is anything there that he is wanting to work out of us. He has worked out of me so much in my life, even through our transition time he is continuing to shape me. That is a never ending process! Always remember that his work in our lives is so worth anything we may go through.

For a couple of days I worked so hard painting in our new house that every muscle in my body hurt. So much up and down painting trim and walls. For a few days it hurt to get up and to sit down. Yet now, with all the furniture in the house I am so thankful for what I went through to get it done. The sore muscles were all worth it. That is what it is like when God does his shaping in our life. It may hurt for a while and there will be days when you just want to quit because it hurts too much. Don't give up because in the end you will absolutely love what he did in you. There are times when I look at myself and ask 'who are you'. That's how much he has done in me and I just love it.