Post by elizabeth on Mar 8, 2014 7:55:10 GMT
Onward, Christian!
How to keep moving when times get tough
by Charles F. Stanley
I can’t take any more. How much does God expect me to bear? Why doesn’t He help me?
Have you ever felt like this? Job pressures, family problems, church troubles, health issues, relational conflicts, and financial struggles—the list of overwhelming difficulties is endless. It’s hard to see a light at the end of a dark tunnel, let alone comprehend how you could possibly walk toward it victoriously. Where can you find the strength to keep going when you’re so weary?
Thankfully, God gives us an amazing promise: “Those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary” (Isa. 40:31). This verse isn’t just about physical weakness. Emotional exhaustion can be even more draining. When we’re worn out, a good night’s sleep will usually renew our strength, but emotional weariness can utterly deplete us. Then fears and doubts rush in: How will I ever deal with tomorrow? God, where are You?
That’s exactly how the Israelites felt when the Lord spoke through the prophet Isaiah: “Why do you say, O Jacob, and assert, O Israel, ‘My way is hidden from the Lord, and the justice due me escapes the notice of my God’?” (v. 27). Sometimes our circumstances make us feel that the Lord has forgotten all about us. If we’re His children, shouldn’t He rescue us from trouble and make our lives pleasant and easy? Not necessarily.
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How to keep moving when times get tough
by Charles F. Stanley
I can’t take any more. How much does God expect me to bear? Why doesn’t He help me?
Have you ever felt like this? Job pressures, family problems, church troubles, health issues, relational conflicts, and financial struggles—the list of overwhelming difficulties is endless. It’s hard to see a light at the end of a dark tunnel, let alone comprehend how you could possibly walk toward it victoriously. Where can you find the strength to keep going when you’re so weary?
Thankfully, God gives us an amazing promise: “Those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary” (Isa. 40:31). This verse isn’t just about physical weakness. Emotional exhaustion can be even more draining. When we’re worn out, a good night’s sleep will usually renew our strength, but emotional weariness can utterly deplete us. Then fears and doubts rush in: How will I ever deal with tomorrow? God, where are You?
That’s exactly how the Israelites felt when the Lord spoke through the prophet Isaiah: “Why do you say, O Jacob, and assert, O Israel, ‘My way is hidden from the Lord, and the justice due me escapes the notice of my God’?” (v. 27). Sometimes our circumstances make us feel that the Lord has forgotten all about us. If we’re His children, shouldn’t He rescue us from trouble and make our lives pleasant and easy? Not necessarily.
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