No matter what tribulation this life brings, seek the Lord.
He will speak. He will move. He will calm. He will guide. He Will.
Pray.
And then pray more.
And then pray yet again.
Pour yourself out before His throne of Grace. Never accept the notion that He won't show you. Go back to prayer. Read His Word. Understand that it is His Strength and His Strength alone that we need. True victory can only come from and through Jesus Christ. Be careful that you don't allow the previous sentence to simply be a nice idea always floating far off in front of you. It's not just an idea. It is a REALITY. It is God's will that it be YOUR reality.
Apart from Him, we have no strength, no wisdom, no power. Make your petitions known to Him. Expect Him, as a Father, to minister to you. He will. The passing of time, the silence, and the wait are ALL meant to draw us TO Him - not to turn us away from Him.
Matthew 15:21, 15:22, 15:23, 15:24, 15:25, 15:26, 15:27, 15:28
One of my favorite stories of the Bible is the one of the Canaanite woman's persistence in the presence of Jesus. It is a beautiful, beautiful scene. I don't think I will ever tire of reading it. Oh, how the Lord loves this kind of faith. Even when it appeared that God was not going to move on behalf of this Syrophoenician/Canaanite woman, she pressed in and let Him know that although she may be in the eyes of most a dog, she wanted the crumbs that only He could provide.
Oh! What a testimony! Focus on what He can do - not what you can or cannot do. She went to Him because she knew deliverance had to come FROM HIM! Jesus called her faith a GREAT FAITH. I was reading this story to my 11-year-old over the summer, and while he was listening, I could tell he was trying to figure out for a moment why God would be turning this woman away, but then he said with such confidence and resolve, "Jesus is not a bully. He was testing her!" Hallelujah!! Let us who are 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 years old ALSO understand that Jesus is NOT a BULLY! He's the SAVIOUR of the world!!! Humble yourself in His presence - just as she did.
Go to Him seeking those powerful crumbs, and watch Him seat you at His Feast Table~
Press in, Beloved.
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