| Saturday, November 15, 2008 |
| Wits End Corner |
"Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed..."--Romans 4:18
I LOVE the Message's paraphrase of this verse. Listen to this:
"When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn't do but on what God said He would do."
My friend, when everything is hopeless, we must believe anyway and make a conscious decision to live not on the basis of what we can see neither we nor any man can do but on what God says He can and will do. With God ALL things are possible (not some or even most but ALL!!!). Let us never underestimate the power that He holds. Sure we have free will. But God can and believe me He does work in human hearts!
Today, maybe this means very little to you. Maybe you've tried the God-thing and it just didn't work. Maybe you're saying sure this verse sounds great, but I just haven't found it to be true in my life. Maybe you're saying, God's not working on your heart, and you don't want Him to. Think about a heart that you'd love for Him/someone to work on. Maybe it's a broken relationship. Maybe someone really hurt you. Maybe there's someone that you are really longing to be reconciled with. That's what this verse is all about. Is there something in your life that seemed pretty hopeless that now you are seeing small signs of "hope" with? That's God...He's working. He's been working all along. We often miss Him because He does not always work the way we think He should. And His timing is often not our own timing. Take a good look, do you see His hand? Maybe you can't right now. Maybe now is a time God is calling you into a season of trust and faith. I've been praying for a few years now for some seemingly "impossible" situations......Situations that involve human beings with real circumstances and free wills of their own. But I have seen God work. And I didn't at first. It took so much patience. It took so much prayer. It took waiting on God's timing. But as I drew close to Him in faith, and as I allowed Him to change my heart first before my circumstances and that of which I was praying for, as I was obedient and patient He slowly showed me little signs of hope. Patiently, we must wait....
Wits’ End Corner
Are you standing at ‘Wits’ End Corner’
Christian, with troubled brow?
Are you thinking of what is before you
And all you are bearing now?
Does all the world seem against you,
And you in battle alone?
Remember – at Wits’ End Corner
Is just where God’s power is shown.
Are you standing at Wits’ End Corner,
Blinded with wearying pain,
Felling you cannot endure it,
You cannot bear the strain,
Bruised through the constant suffering,
Dizzy and dazed and dumb?
Remember – to Wits’ End Corner
Is where Jesus loves to come.
Are you standing at Wits’ End Corner,
Your work before you spread,
All lying, begun, unfinished
And pressing on heart and head,
Stretching out trembling hands?
Remember – at Wits’ End Corner
The burden Bearer stands
Are you standing at Wits’ End Corner
Yearning for those you love,
Longing and praying and watching,
Pleading their cause above,
Trying to lead them to Jesus,
Won’ring if you’ve been true?
He whispers – at Wits’ End Corner
I’ll win them as I won you.
Are you standing at Wits’ End Corner
Then you’re just in the very spot
To learn the wondrous resources
Of him who faileth not!
No doubt to a brighter pathway
Your footsteps will soon be moved,
But only at Wits’ End Corner
Is the ‘God Who is able’ proved.
-author unknown to me
(Psalm 34:19; 107:27)
Trust Him today. He can be your very Best Friend if you give Him a chance. Christianity isn't a cure all. And God isn't going to wave a magic wand and make everything perfect in your life. It just doesn't work that way. But there is never a day you have to walk down this road alone. And there is no situation that is hopeless and out of His control. He'll be there no matter what. Sometimes He'll just be that friend that you want to vent everything out to at the end of the day, or that faithful friend who just sits with you, while neither of you say a word. Today He'll hold you. Will you let Him? He'll kiss those tears. He's already gathered them all in a bottle. He loves you so much. You are His precious little one, created in His image. Will you talk to Him today? Maybe you don't know where to start. Just start talking! Maybe you feel you've messed up so much there's no way you could even approach him. He says come just as you are. You are never too far away to come back home. Today, He will lead you until you are back in His arms again. Today, He holds out His hand as you stand at wits end corner wondering what lies ahead for you. He's waiting. Will you come?
Blessings,
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