Psalm 4:1
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You have given me relief when I was in distress.
Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!
When we are in distress, we call out to God. We expect Him to answer us immediately. As we walk through the pain and the anguish, we sometimes rant and rage at Him. And that is okay. He is a big God. He can take whatever we can throw at Him. As long as we are respectful, we can become angry.
And sometimes we have to become like children and trust God will answer our prayers. When we were children, most of us did not have to worry about where our food was coming from, we did not have to worry about a place to sleep, because it was there. Our parents provided everything we needed. Not what we wanted…but what we needed. That is what they are supposed to do. That is what our heavenly Father does for us as well.
In the Bible it tells us of fathers who loved their sons. It tells us those who have blindly trusted God. It tells us of those who walked in faith what God would have them to do. Scripture tells us of Abraham who left his father, took his wife and nephew, and moved away from all that he knew. Just because God called to him. But Abraham received a promise. A promise to become a father of many.
The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people
and your father’s household to the land I will show you.
I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you;
I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.
Genesis 12:1-3
God, through Jesus His son, offers us a promise. When we accept Jesus into our heart, and make Jesus Lord of our life, we have eternity. We may not have an easy life, but a life of great reward, a life rich with God’s blessings. This past month, I was given a task of putting together a program for our Hallelujah Hoedown at our church. It was a stretch for me, but I knew God had given me this opportunity to help me grow in my ability to lead and for me to become accountable. I don’t have issues with delegating. Nor do I have an issue with calling on those whom I know can do a job. I just have to learn to lean on God more for everything…and I did. He did not let me (or those who watched our performance this weekend) down. We all had a wonderful time, performing and worshipping God and letting the little ones worship with us. I think the adults had just a much fun as the children did!
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My prayer is for everyone to know Christ as Someone we can go to for our everyday needs and concerns. God wants us to seek Him for our every need before we make little AND big decisions. He wants us to do a heart check, to assure our thoughts align with His Word.
