Overwhelmed By Problems
Monday July 10, 2017
For many of us life sometimes seems like innumerable strings all tangled and knotted together. Our lives are a jumbled mess of breakdowns, broken promises, destructive behaviours, and consequences. There are so many things that should have been dealt with one at a time but for various reasons were not. Unresolved childhood issues, the twists on life events that resulted, poor problems solving skills, and dysfunctional relationships only added to the mess. Life is confusing, often overwhelming, and we don’t quite know where to turn. God has an answer for us in the middle of our trouble.
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them. (Hebrews 4:15 NIV, Psalm 91:15 NLT)
Sometimes we are unsure if we really want help. We are not convinced anyone understands our situation or can help us. If they did try to help, we wonder if their help would solve our problems. It's hard to believe good could come when we have a history of problems only getting worse. The experience, strength, and hope of those who have walked in similar situations before us is, that God can be trusted to sort out our problems and show us a much better way forward than we could ask for or even imagine.
Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces. In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; he saved me from all my troubles. (Psalm 34:5-6 NLT)
Our part today is to simply give God a chance. God is patient and will walk with us as we come to believe that He can restore us to sanity. He will give us new life as we turn our will and our life – including our jumbled mess – over to His care. God is willing to help us and will do for us what we cannot do for ourselves if we will simply ask Him.
Prayer: God, my life’s a mess. I can’t fix me. I’m told that you could and would if you were sought. I’m asking you today to sort me out. AMEN
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