This walk of life does sometimes feel like “walking into the unknown”. Sometimes we feel overwhelmed by the many demands that each day puts on our plate. Phew! If only we could take a break from all that’s happening around us. We feel abandoned, rejected and forgotten. It’s as if life is happy to see us miserable. Why me? The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence. Somehow every one seems to get ahead of us. There is accelerated growth in our friends’ lives apart from our own. Ever feel like this? Well, you know what, it’s okay. I have felt that way before.
Lets go back to the source of my life; God
- 1. God made me to have dominion over all
When God made man He gave him dominion over all creation. The plan of God was not for man to be dominated, but to dominate. It wasn’t His plan that circumstances and situations should dominate in my life.
Genesis 1: 26- 28Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.
This is a truth that we need to have in our hearts. I know that this did change when man sinned against God. We became slaves to sin and thus the law was introduced, and this too enslaved us. But God does say that we are no longer slaves to the law.
Romans5:12,13--Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned— for before the law was given, sin was in the world. But sin is not taken into account when there is no law.
Galatians 3:13--Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree
Through the death and resurrection of Jesus, I have authority. I have authority in His name, and through His blood. When Jesus became a curse for us, we were freed from the curse of sin that for a long time bound us. We are no longer under the curse. We are heirs with Christ. God owns the universe and everything in it, and that's my inheritance. WOW!
- God understands and cares for me
I have to understand this profound truth; God cares for me. What happens in my world does not take God by surprise, because He is always there for me ahead of time. This is what He tells me; H is faithful so much that He will not let me be tempted beyond what I can bear. That He will provide a way out. (1Cor10:13). God knows and understands my needs.
Matthew 6:31-34--So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Whatever it is I’m going through, I will stand strong and boldly declare; Lord, I know you are faithful, and in the end I will be victorious.
1Peter5:7--Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Psalm 55:22--Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.
- God is my source of help
King David must have grown tired of running from Saul, and maybe running to Jonathan (his best friend) for help. He was running from a furious king who sought to kill him, and to the King’s son who was willing to help him. This is what we do most of the time. We run to friends, family etc. But more often than not we get disappointed. A friend can only do so much. But the friend in Jesus will never disappoint.
Psalm 121:1-3-- I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber;
I cannot go through life on my own; this might send me to the grave sooner than I want. So I choose to trust in God; my helper.
- God holds my future
This is another truth. I might not know what tomorrow holds, but my God does. And so all I need to do is to trust him with my tomorrow. If He was there for me yesterday, He will be there for me today and even tomorrow. Our God never changes. People do. People get tired of listening to our lamentations, but God can never get tired.
Proverbs 3:5-7-- Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Isaiah 40:29-31-- He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
- God is on my side
Our God never forsakes us. That’s the truth. It’s important to realize that I’m not fighting my battles alone. God is with me and that assures me my victory. Isn’t this unfathomable grace that God calls me a victor when indeed He is the one who makes sure that I win. Be that as it may, it calls for total surrender and being confident in God. That’s what Elisha did. He understood how Omnipotent God is.
2Kings6:15-17-- When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. "Oh, my lord, what shall we do?" the servant asked. “Don’t be afraid," the prophet answered. "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”And Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes so he may see." Then the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Our God fights for us and is on our side. When surrounded by circumstances we have to understand that we are not alone.
Acts8:30-31-- And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Go ahead and celebrate life. Yesterday is gone, learn from it. Today is here; make the most out of it. Tomorrow is in God’s hands, do not weary yourself worrying.
May the will of God be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
