Another storm is coming, and some of us are not recovered from the last one. It's true that this storm is not supposed to be anything like Sandy, but I know many people who still don't have power. Some are cooking on gas stoves, if they are lucky. Some are washing clothes and taking showers at a neighbor's house if possible. Many are still without refrigeration for their food. The temperatures are very cold and the gas lines are still endless. And of course there are some who no longer have a home or may have even lost a loved one.
Sometimes in life we endure one storm after another. Before we have dealt with the aftermath of one, another comes along. Sometimes we even have several storms converging at once.
Yesterday, I felt like this. I actually felt on the verge of collapse. I went to my doctor, and he examined me and told me that my body is particularly stressed, and he added some supplements to my diet. He talked to me a little bit about the uncertainties in life, and that there are many things we just can't see coming. His words of advice to me in dealing with all of this? "The righteous shall live by faith." In other words, it's not the future we need to know, but He Who holds the future in His hands. We need to know our God. It's Him that we entrust our lives to. He will deliver us as He sees fit.
Do you have a disease? You are already one step ahead of the strong and the healthy. They will try and deal with it all in their own strength, while in contrast you have come face to face with your own powerlessness. That is the first step of faith - trusting God to do what you cannot - AND trusting Him to know what should or should not be provided. He allows troubles to come our way so we learn that HE is our everything. He is the answer.
Quit fighting dependence on Him. Rest. Enter into His rest.
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