Today is Wednesday, July 14th, 2010; Karen's Korner #1863
Is it just me? Or does it seem like there is 'trouble everywhere'?
If it is not global or national, it is local with family and friends.
Everywhere I look there is trouble. For many it is not just one thing, it is multiple things. And it is not just one or two people, it is several people in my world/life.
More than one family is struggling with loss of a loved one, health issues, issues with their house caused by local flooding, and some unemployment or underemployment problems.
In the last week, I have heard at least four people say about four different families, "How much is too much?" or "It certainly isn't their turn again?"
So what do we do when our plate gets too full? How can God help us?
One thing I have found when life kicks us/me around more than I want, is to find a comforting Bible verse and let that resound in my mind and not the issue that is at hand.
In 19776, when Jim was facing the possibility of no heart surgery, yet still being ill, God showed me this verse in Psalms (50:15); "I want you to trust me in your times of trouble, so I can rescue you and you can give me glory."
At the time, our situation looked bleak. We didn't know what our rescue would look like. And here we are 34 years later, Jim with multiple heart surgeries but alive and able to do many things to enjoy his life.
But you might say, "Well, I don't know if MY situation will turn out as well as yours!"
Go back and read the Bible verse one more time.
God gave me the same thought when our daughter Merry was killed eleven years ago next week. This time He rescued me mentally, emotionally, spiritually.
God promises us we will always be rescued.
I need to be reminded because sometimes I forget. I want instead to worry, be afraid, and be depressed by some depressing situation.
Here is another good one to let rattle around in your head: "God has rescued me from all my troubles, and triumphed over my enemies". - Psalm 54:7
God wants us to proclaim His rescue.......before any rescue is on the horizon.
Let those thoughts ramble in your mind today -- whenever you (I) want to think otherwise!
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