A Hand to Hold

Have you ever felt like you want to give up and be in a far place so you could escape everything and everyone? I just have the same feeling.  It feels like giving up is easier than fighting. It feels like hiding is the best escape to the problem. But we both know, it doesn't help at all.

This is the season of my life where I could feel the pressure underneath. I had a hard time sleeping at night peacefully. I fell asleep crying. I cried mercy and favor to God. I’m asking God to take me away from this situation. But I was rebuked by the thoughts that I have. Didn't Jesus tell us to take heart? He has overcome the world. Didn't the Lord promise that He will never leave us not forsake us? Didn't the Lord plan to prosper us and not to harm us? How could we feel so powerless and hopeless? I appreciate how Apostle Paul answered this. (As if He’s talking to me when he said it.) We felt like we were doomed to die and saw how powerless we were to help ourselves, but that was good, for then we put everything into the hands of God, who alone could save us. (2 Corinthians 1:9 LB)

This painful season is also the season where I depend of God and not on anything else.

When nobody cares, I know God does.  (1 Peter 5:17)

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Cry Unto God

Scripture:

But when they cried out for the Lord, He raised for them a deliverer. 

            Judges 3:9

Observation:

Disobedient. One of the characters that describe Israelites. They love God so much yet after a little while they forgot God and return to their evil ways. They are in the cycle of believing in God, obeying Him, Doing evil things in the eyes of the Lord, Defeated by the enemies, Cried out to God, God answered, They experienced victory. And most of the time, we're like them. Its easy for us to forget what God has done for us, and do things for ourselves. But the God news, God, is a merciful and loving God. Hears our cries. He answers us and continue to love us unconditionally.

Application:

We couldn't have waited for defeat to cry unto God. Let's call His Name and Worship His Holiness everytime. Check  martin d-28

Prayer:

Use me Oh Lord of Mercy to show your great compassion to your people. As you are slow to anger, help me Lord to become like you, loving, patient, understanding. Use me so I can glorify your sweet name. Thank you Jesus for your unending love. In Jesus Name! Amen

Read: Judges 1 - 2

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What are the things you can give up?

Giving up. Letting go. It is not actually thing easy to do. But I admire one of the bible characters, King Hezekiah. He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, . He did what is pleasing to the Lord, and God is honor with him. ( Stories at 2 Kings 18-20). King Hezekiah got sick and since God is pleased with him, He let Hezekiah live for 15 more years.


¹⁶ Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord: ¹⁷ Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the Lord. ¹⁸  And some of your own sons, who shall be born to you, shall be taken away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” 
¹⁹ Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah,“The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Why not, if there will be peace and security in my days?” 


If this will happen to me, And God will take away the things that are important to me, I couldn't really give up something so easy. It is not easy. But if it may glorify God. I will. I will do what pleases Him. “Why not, if there will be peace and security in my days?” 

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