God's Supporting Word on top.... much needed:
"I, even I AM He who comforts you.
Who are you that you should be
afraid of a man-- who will die-- and of the son of a man-- who will be
made like grass?
.... But I [am] the LORD your God,
Who divided the sea whose waves roared-- [Red Sea, Jordan]
The LORD of hosts is His name.
And I have put My words in your mouth;
I have covered you with the
shadow of My hand,
that I may plant the heavens, lay the foundations of
the earth, And say to Zion, 'You are My people.' "
[ROMANS 11 ... as are Grafted-In Gentiles who accept
Jesus as God's Son and their LORD].
This has not been a good week.
I'm not talking about dieting.
Things have been 'falling apart' for some dear friends, who
dearly love God, for months... and Friday seems to havebegun a free-fall. Six days of falling so far.....
Friends who have served God for many many many hours....
giving up $$ and "fun" time in their love for Him.
Friends who would not be in this situation had they been
greedy to demand payments rather than graciously stepping
aside when those didn't come... a ministry to the LORD.
Who show their children many examples of patiently waiting on
God, and constantly tell them God's promises.
This time it's them.
Perhaps next time it's you or me.
The question is -- how do we respond when the promises don't come? In the past, I know
--- over-shopping brought me hours of forgetting the pain.
--- TV-series DVD sets brought almost 4 hours per disk, 16+ hours
per boxed set of time forgetting the pain.
--- Over-eating brought "joy" amid the pain.
--- I've never liked the taste of alcohol but -- looking at my addictive tendencies to food, I have never DARED to even try to like it (as I did for coffee.
Coffee's great with 1/4 cup each of sugar & creamer.... :{
How do we get through when we don't see Jesus
being the Friend He promised to be in John 15, and we
Have been meeting the condition of deeply seeking His Way #1?
: We sigh and/or cry,
we cry to the LORD as the Psalmist often did,
and we simply believe God's Word
God loved us enough to send Jesus.
When all else fails.... falls apart....... IT's ENOUGH.
PRAYERWhen all else fails.... falls apart....... IT's ENOUGH.
Jesus promised The Holy Spirit will pray for me if I ask, and so I do... John 14:26.
And I keep waiting. Please forgive my impatiences. I truly do know You are Sovereign,
always right. The worst that can ever happen is for those who love you to come sooner
than they'd expected to live with You in eternity. Please forgive doubts. I love You.
God's Supporting Word
"Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered." -- Romans 8:26
. Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My
word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our
home with him. "He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me. "These things I have spoken to you while being present with you.
"But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name,
He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things
that I said to you.
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives
do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be
afraid..... -- John 14: 23-27.
And then verse 28 predicts His death on the cross ["I am going away"]
and His resurrection ["and coming back to you"].
and His resurrection ["and coming back to you"].
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