I need to ask this question because it is one without an
answer yet it is a very viable question. Why do we, for the most part, always
wait until the last minute to look for the proper help? Confused? Let me
elaborate with this example from past counselling sessions. A couple comes
through the door, neither is speaking to each other but will argue their point
through me while sitting in the same room as their spouse. This is not a word
of a lie, in almost every case, one or both will say that they have tried
everything to save the marriage and I am their last hope. No pressure there. I
was reading my Pocket Devotional this morning and the author talked of being in
a bad predicament and trying anything possible to snatch out a victory, he will
try, his flesh holding on until there is no hope. Then he says “When I finally
realize there is no way out…”
Paul speaking to the Corinthian Church was relaying to them
that times were very difficult yet there was always hope. In 2 Cor 1:9-10 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence
of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who
raises the dead. 10 He has delivered us from such a
deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. There are difficulties in
this world that can seem overwhelming but there is always hope in Christ. Don’t
wait until it is too late in your own mind. Don’t take anything for granted or
miss the opportunities to take preventative measures. I take my car in for
fairly regular oil changes so that I don’t end up with issues. My wife and I
take stock of our relationship regularly so we don’t end up in a position where
we are hanging on by the final straw. I pray continually for family and friends
because my God is our power and protection. Before life gets to the point of no
return, call out to God and put on the Armour He provides.
This Sunday we gather to celebrate God’s love and
relationship in our lives through song and worship. We invite you to join us in
person or online at 10:30 MST and can be seen live on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MainAvenueFellowship/)
or viewed afterwards on our website (www.mainavefellowship.blogspot.ca).
Blessings
Pastor Todd
Pastor Todd
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