Spending time with God puts everything else in perspective. Your God knows the depth of your pain and heartache. He knows the tears you cry when no one is watching. He sees you, my friend, and has not forgotten or forsaken you. "From the end of the earth I call to You," David said (Ps. 61:2)-----from the end of your rope, from the end of your strength. Even here, even now, in your season of desperate longing, your precious Lord is here to hold you, to be your strong rock and refuge. Sometimes what we need most is not a change of circumstances; sometimes what we need most is a change of heart. Today, thank God for the lessons learned. For the ways He has provided for you. For the doors He opened and closed. Thank Him for the ways He matured you, established you, purged you, healed you, and comforted you. Thank Him for the prayer requests that He answered. How He delivered you. Sustained you. Satisfied you and the different ways that He revealed Himself to you. Thank Him in advance for what He has promised you. Thank Him for moving and orchestrating things in your life. Thank Him for peace and how He shows compassion towards you. Thank Him for how He kept His hand on you, even when you wanted to give up. Most of all, thank Him for His faithfulness. His loyalty and His love that is unfailing. No matter what today holds, be thankful for a God who has never and will never leave, forsake, or forget about YOU! |
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