We have all encountered times when we felt the darkness of the day closing in on us. There are occasions in life when we find ourselves in distress and don’t know where to turn next. You know when the tread on the tires is running thin, and the only thing thinner is the statement in the bank book. The friend you have trusted for years has decided to turn away from you. The only thing running faster than your heart rate is the pace of your day which is the culprit and foundation of the elevated heart rate.
So, what do you do? How do you find the peace that it seems everyone else obtains? What needs to happen to cut you some slack in the hectic days of trying to stay ahead? Well, for centuries, the plan of God has not changed.
Paul, the author of much of the New Testament wrote to his friends who were facing challenging times and said, “When I think of the wisdom and scope of God’s plan, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit. And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love really is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it. Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Ephesians 3:14-19 New Living Translation
It may be time to fall on our knees and ask for help to overcome the trials which attempt to drag us down into the muck of the culture we live in today. Imagine the possibility of experiencing the fullness of the life and power that comes from God? My prayer is that we will come next Sunday ready to be overwhelmed by the power of Jesus as we adore Him together. Have a blessed day as you focus on the Savior of man, Jesus Christ.
Mike
