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Monday, September 15, 2014

Relying of God to find Peace and Joy



Verses: Psalms 35; 1 - 28

Song inspired by the chapter:  Song has been uploaded from YouTube.com and is not my original.



My thoughts about the verses:

God will be your strength when things seem impossible.  All have been faced with challenges that seem impossible for them to overcome.  Allowing God to deliver you from your challenges things will change forever.  No enemy or challenge can defeat us along as we allow God to carry us through life.

Think about the most challenging situation you have ever been in.  I know we can all go to that moment.  It usually is a fresh wound no matter how long ago it happened.  Just think about it can bring back the memories of the pain and doubt that we felt.  Concentrating on that moment will help you draw closer to God.

In that moment when you thought all things were impossible did you ever believe you would be where you are now.  If the event happened years ago you can look at today with a new light.  You have the insight that you were able to get through the situation.

People that are now going through the impossible have a different point of view.  They fear that they will make it to the other side.  In this fresh moment you may have doubts that the impossible to overcome will become possible.

I know how both of these situations feel.  You are in the middle of heartache.  You do not think that you will be able to get through it.  Life seems to have thrown so many curve balls that it seems to be an obstacle that will not be overcome. 

When I began getting sick there seemed no way to overcome it.  I was faced with life changing sues that seemed impossible.  I wasn’t living my life.  Instead I was allowing my illness to live my life.  I was forgetting to focus on God.  I was trying to get better on my own.  I was trying to change the situation all my own.  I completely felt defeated. 

Then one day it came to me that I couldn’t do it on my own.  I needed to let God help me with all that was happening in my life.  I slowly let go of my issues one by one and allowed God to take over.  Amazingly as I allowed God to take over I felt more and more secure.  I began coming to a level of peace that I thought would never come.

As I look back to those moments when I was struggling and I know the thoughts that were going through my head.  I can remember the despair that was part of my life.  How I felt totally alone.  Then I remember the feeling that came when I allowed God to take over.  The fear subsided.  My anxiety decreased.  I became a new person.

See what we have to remember that God is there helping overcome the struggles in our life.  We learn that there is nothing impossible for God.  Turning it over to God we are able to defeat the things that are trying to take our joy.  When we are filled with joy and peace our life will never be the same again.  When the next struggle comes we will have the knowledge on how to work through it.  We will know that we are not alone and turning it over to God will bring back the peace and joy that we currently have in our life.

Prayer:

Dear God thank you for loving us.  Thank you for carrying us when we are weak.  Thank you for restoring our peace and joy.  Help us this day turn over our struggles to you.  Help us become closer to you.  Help us remember what you have helped us through in the past so that we can call upon your name.  In the name of the Comforter we pray.  Amen

Questions:
Have you ever felt alone in a situation?  Are your struggles today seemed like their impossible to overcome?  Are you willing to allow God to help you?  Is there something that you can share with others so they will find peace and joy in their life?


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