“The floods have risen up, O Lord. The floods have roared like thunder; the floods have lifted their pounding waves. But mightier than the violent raging of the seas, mightier than the breakers on the shore--the LORD above is mightier than these!” (Psalm 93:3-4 NLT)
These days, I’m flooded with bad news: a friend with cancer is enduring severe pain and fatigue; tornadoes and storms are damaging property and creating instability; a friend is going through a painful divorce; financial difficulties and work-related stress are wrecking families; others are suffering from loneliness, hopelessness, depression, anxiety, addictions, and desperation.
When we have to face wave after wave of difficulties, it is natural to feel overwhelmed. However, if we give in to despair, the floods may carry us away from our post. We must stay rooted, firmly anchored to our purpose--reminding ourselves and others that God is mightier than the violent floods and scary storms.
You also must continually remind yourself that even when you think you are doing nothing, you are doing much more than that, just by praying for and listening to your friends. The Earth Chaos and anger is God's way of reminding all of us that everything we deem as precious possessions while here on Earth, we can never take with us, so find the Gratitude in the minute, the hour, the day and truly look for what it has taught you.
ReplyDeleteTrue. I have to remind myself to hope rather than mope!
ReplyDeleteWe all need to remind ourselves of that daily. It can be too easy to get caught up in the trap of "wave of difficulties" and being blinded to the tremendous amount of good we do just by being born a child of God.
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