Rejuvenation

"They that hope in the Lord will renew their strength,

 they will soar on eagles’ wings..." Isaiah 40:31

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In my life, when I have found myself facing really tough life challenges, I used to hope and pray that the Lord would help me 'get through it' and keep me hopeful; able to move forward from the grasp of disappointment, frustration, pain and infirmity. However, that has changed exponentially as my belief in the saving power of Jesus has evolved. As time changes all things, so it goes with my prayer focus.

Hope is always a good thing to pray for, but now I set my sights a bit higher, while praying for stronger faith, contentment, peace and joy in every circumstance. I find myself growing in acceptance of 'what is' --even if just for today. I have learned to reconcile with life on its terms, with the divine confidence that God is in control of my life since I placed it all squarely in His loving, healing hands.

For, to take on today and the 'what ifs' of the tomorrow would be far too intimidating and overwhelming. Simply put, mankind was designed by God to handle just one day at a time. That's it!

Even, and especially, in the face of tragedy, this much is true: The Lord can best use us to build His Kingdom when we are simply living out each day, depending on Him at every turn to the best of our ability. 

The world will tell you you are in control of your own destiny, but I suggest that is far overstated. Actually, as human beings, we are in control of our free will alone. We decide what we choose to think about, what we do, where we go. And we decide to stand down and give up, or step up in prayerful confidence and seek God's help during devastating times. Hard as it may be to believe, we have the power to elicit Jesus' holy intervention at any time for ourselves and others.

The Bible tells us that Jesus is closest to the blessed sick, the poor, the broken-hearted, and the grieving, those in most need. Rest assured, when you need Jesus the most, He is there with you and for you. Through the power of the Holy Spirit He is working out all things for good, [Romans 8:28] despite how things may appear to you at any given time.

So go on...Take a deep breath and rest assured that you are never alone in your times of great need. Omnipotent Almighty, the Lord is lifting you up on eagles' wings and strengthening you for whatever is ahead. Pray for whatever you need, and trust Him... He has the master plan and holds you in the palm of His righteous hand.

Adele M. Gill   |   Copyright 2014