Are you having a tough time with life right now? Maybe you feel like you’re giving it your all and yet it’s still not enough. Perhaps devastating tragedy has struck in your life and your heart is completely broken.
I have this promise for you today:
Psalm 34:17-19, “The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.”
If you will cry out to him, he is as close as the mention of his name. There will never come a time when God does not hear the cries of his children. So, what are you waiting for?
This promise tells us that he delivers us out of how many afflictions? Out of all of them! ALL of them!!
And what does it say before that? MANY are the afflictions of the righteous. We talked before about how many people will tell you that the Christian life is problem-free. If you’re living for the Lord, then everything is smooth sailing. People who spew this brand of foolishness should come with a warning sign.
Nothing could be further from the truth. But this is how God is able to use us. When we walk through a valley ourselves…it gives us the opportunity to reach back and pick someone up who has fallen behind us along the same pathway in life. It gives us the chance to share the love of God with someone who probably really needs a shower of love, joy and peace.
This week I challenge you to help someone along life’s pathway….even if it’s a complete stranger. When we are focused on helping others we are no longer feeling sorry for ourselves. And a burden shared is lighter indeed.
Happy Thursday Friends!
– Flore❤️
