So, you’ve had a bad day, a bad week, or even a bad year.
You can take comfort in knowing that you were not alone, even if it felt like
it. You may be someone who is in the service industry, and get a truckload of
grief from someone, merely because you were the closest. You may have health
issues that never seem to end despite you doctor’s best efforts. You may be in
your later years, trying to find employment, to no avail. You may be a small
business owner who works tirelessly, yet your wheels seem to be spinning. You
may be a pastor who visits, prays for, and encourages people every day, and
wonder if it’s worth the effort. The list can go on and on.
There comes a time when each of us will finally call out to
God and ask, Lord, when is my turn? Where are You when I’m under attack? When
do I get to simply rest? Are You listening to my prayers? Well friends, we all
were able to vent, complain, and cry out today, and there’s nothing wrong with
that. Today, we all woke with a new day of hope ahead of us. God opened our
eyes, filled our lungs with new air, and He said, get up my child, I have
something wonderful planned for your future. Jeremiah 29:11. He has put the
struggle of yesterday in our past. Yes, perhaps today will be another challenge,
but at least He has given us a today. There is absolutely no shame in each of
us asking God for His favor and grace with our prayers. After all, would you
feel guilty asking your earthly father for help? No, I didn’t think so.
Will everything we ask or pray for, appear like magic. No,
it will not, at least in the form we think of. Yet God is listening, and wants
nothing but the very best for us. He will cause and make positive changes to
our situations. He is not a remote, distant entity without care or feeling. He
is a good, good Father. He has given us the freedom of choice to rely on Him,
to call on Him, and to believe in His Son Jesus. He has given us all the gift
of faith. Our unwavering demonstration of faith in His being, and power is what
He simply asks of us. He protected you today, and will again tomorrow. If He is
with us, then who can be against us? Romans 8:31-39 gives us His assurance.
Now, let’s all look forward to tomorrow.
Mike Shindruk
www.mastershandministry.blogspot.ca
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