So tonight during church we discussed how when you allow Jesus into your life He gives you peace and rest. One of the scriptures we used was John 6.21, it talks about how when the disciples "willingly received Him into the boat" the storm died down and "immediately" they were at the land that they were headed toward. Now, this was the storm that is described in Matthew, Mark and Luke as well...it's when Jesus walked on the water, scared the crap out of the disciples and taught Peter that he had enough faith to walk on water too. In Matthew 14.22 - 31 it tells us that Peter went out on the water to meet Jesus but was overwhelmed suddenly by the waves and the wind and as he began to sink he cried out "Jesus save me!" and verse 31 says that "immediately" Jesus reached out and grabbed him and pulled him up. That tells me that when it got to the worst possible moment in Peter's mind, he was gonna die, he had walked all the way to Jesus already.
I sense a theme...and I want to know, where's my immediately? I also want to know where Michelle and sweet Jacqui's immediately is...and where is Melody's immediately? Oh and while I'm at it, Lord, where's Kandy's immediately? Or Danielle's immediately? There are sooo many....so very many. Lord, my heart hurts. Make it stop. immediately please would be good...
March 20, 2008
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*hugs* I sure wish I knew too...
There was a time when I was going through something hard and I wanted God to fix it. I knew He could. And everyone was telling me he WOULD, all that was necessary was my faith, but I didn't know how to believe any harder. I started out believing, no problem. I was sure it would happen. And then it didn't, and didn't, and didn't, and I told God he was doing a lousy job of building my faith. Instead he was killing it!
So I took a long walk and ranted at God. Where are You? Why aren't You doing the things You promised? How can I trust You?
And then I went home and somehow ended up reading Jeremiah chapter 2, where God rails at the children of Israel, because they no longer ask "Where is the God of our fathers who did all those powerful miraculous things?"
I realized then that my ranting was okay. God WANTS us to ask "Where are you?"
It didn't fix my situation, but it helped my heart.
(Hope this helps... lots of sympathy from me.)
It can be so hard and I wish I had the answers. I don't. I do know that God is always there and He never lets us fall.
Kandy, Mom and Rhen, your words all help a lot...thanks...*hugs*
I tend to close my eyes during storms, sit quiet, and I pray...I pray...letting God know that all is according to His plan and His will...all I have to do is have faith. And I do...most of the times. Those times it seems as though I don't have enough...I reach out to the people God has placed in my life...much like you have...and he places them there to remind me that He is in control. It's all about faith. Wish we could share some of those Linder White Chocolates ;) Sharing chocolate with a friend seems to work every now and then.
Oh, Carrie - You are such a sweet soul! But please don't anguish on our behalf. Know this to your core... although we have pain and hardships in this life we do have an 'immediately'. We have grace, grace that is sufficient for each moment the minute we ask for it - immediately. And while we hurt, we don't do so alone, or without comforting, or without purpose. I believe with all my heart that God has a plan for my family, for Jacqui, and that God's plan is a good plan... even if it hurts sometimes. Much love to you, my dear friend.
Michelle @ In The Life Of A Child
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