God is With us During the Trials of Life

Verses: Psalms 66 : 1 - 20

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

My thoughts about the verses:

God has helped us throughout our life.  In those moments that we felt our lowest God was there with us.  In those moments when we felt no hope God was there reassuring us.  In those moments where we felt alone God was there giving us comfort.

We need to understand Jesus gave his life so that we may never feel alone.  He died so that we may live.  He loved us when we did not deserve that love.  Jesus is the pure sacrificial lamb that came so that we may return to Heaven.

We need to understand that The Holy Spirit guides us throughout our life.  The Holy Spirit helps us make positive choices.  It is through the Holy Spirit that we have a burning fire in our heart.  The Holy Spirit ignites a fire in our soul that pushes us to do all things that bring glory to God.  Through that Glory we also establish our loving relationship with the Creator.

Think back to that moment when the Israelites were fleeing Egypt.  You can imagine the fear and excitement at the same time.  You can feel the tension that they are going through.  All of a sudden they are standing with the sea in front of them and the Egyptians behind them.  God sends a wall of fire to separate them from the Egyptians and opens the sea to free them. 

Haven’t we all been there?  We face a time with two options that do not feel right.  We know we cannot go back.  We are afraid to go forward.  Yet, somehow God opens the door and allows us to enter into the new situation while closing the window behind us.  I think of those moments as the days God walks us through fire and water to get us where we need it.

Yet, what do we do when we get to the other side.  Do we offer praises up to God for what has happened?  Do we gripe and complain and wish we could go back?  Isn’t this the reality that the Israelites faced?  Some people complained and others rejoiced.  Which one do you think truly fit the situation?

God deserves our prayers because no matter what is happening we have the strength we need.  We have the shield and comfort to make it through whatever is happening in our life.  We have the knowledge that our Savior is there making sure we make it to where we truly need to be.  We have the Holy Spirit living within our soul encouraging us.  What more could we ask for?

Prayer:

We thank you God for your peace.  We praise you God for your comfort and strength.  We worship you as you lead us where we need to go in our life.  Help us always to stay focused on you.  Help us to ask for your assistance when we need it.  We ask that you help us as we walk through the struggles of our life.  In the name of the One that is Always with us we pray.  Amen

Questions:

Do you feel God in your life?  Do you worship the one that makes us whole?  Have you asked God into your life?