Psalm 43:5 (MSG) 5 Why are you down in the dumps, dear soul? Why are you crying the blues? Fix my eyes on God” soon I'll be praising again. He puts a smile on my face. He's my God.
The last couple of days have seemed to be pretty frustrating for me and with that frustration comes a bit of anger towards myself. I mean really, with the way the Lord has blessed this family, what right do I have to be upset about anything…AT ALL! Yet...here I sit, frustrated, emotional and even a bit angry. I don’t think I’m a huge whiner and for the most part even if something is wrong I try not to complain about it much, but there are times when things tug at my heart to the point of wanting to just sit in a corner and cry for a while.
I was searching the bible to find some scripture to help me through these times and I came across Psalm 43:5. It seems to understand that right now I feel down…that my soul is lacking and filled with some sadness. However, the fact that it goes on to say that soon I will be Praising God again fills me with encouragement and hope. It reminds me that I will not stay in my sorrow and sadness, but will again have a smile on my face put there by my Heavenly Father.
Isaiah 40:31 (NLT) 31 But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
Trying to climb out of my rut I reach to Isaiah 40:31 because it’s here that I’m comforted with the knowledge that trusting in the Lord will bring me new strength. It’s a strength that I know I cannot obtain or have through anything I can do for myself. While I sometimes try to get through things on my own, with my own will and power, this verse helps me to realize that it’s God’s almighty strength that will carry me through these tough times. All I need to do is trust Him and let Him lead me through.
Philippians 1:6 (NKJV) 6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;
Now, Philippians 1:16 has always been one of my favorite verses. I can say that even though it may not be as much as it used to but, sometimes I truly doubt my purpose or that I even had one. Some days I will feel like I screw it up and other times I simply just think that I don’t have much to offer, let alone anything to glorify God’s kingdom. A couple years ago I came across this verse and I realized that because I am a child of God and He created me, I have a purpose for my life. He started His good work when He created me and He will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
It really is a wonderful blessing to realize that He’s not finished with you yet That no matter what it looks like around you, no matter how frustrated or upset you can get He will not let you go. You know that saying…He didn’t bring you this far to leave you now; well, that’s the encouragement I find in this verse. As long as we submit and keep our minds stayed on God, He will not leave us incomplete and will work in and through our lives as well as others.
Through these three scriptures I seem to have built a step by step spiritual method to helping myself overcome frustration and hard to get through times. A method, that I’m not ashamed to admit, I have to revisit often. With Psalms 43:5 I feel like God is telling me He understands that I will have rough times, but staying focused on Him will once again bring a smile to my face. Isaiah 40:31 reminds me that I don’t have to try to come through, complete or be anything through my own strength because in Him I find NEW strength. It’s a strength which will not allow me to give up. And, finally Philippians 1:6 shows me that because He created me and nothing He does is wrong, He will not leave me incomplete. That through Him I will come to, walk in and complete my purpose for His kingdom.
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