I talked to a friend recently who is going through a fiery trial. Heartache beyond compare. At one stage her daughter came to her sobbing, “Mother, what shall we do?”
She told me: “I said, ‘We will rejoice in the Lord. We will pray without ceasing. We will give thanks in the storm. We will forgive and love in the face of rejection. We’ll do all that God wants us to do.’”
Wow, what a positive answer. The opposite of giving in to despair and wallowing in self-pity. This dear woman is a woman of faith and has learned how to weather the storms.
Let’s be encouraged by her example. Instead of confessing our trials, let’s confess the truth that God is with us in the storm and He will bring us through.
Isaiah 43:2, 3 (NASB): “When you pass through the waters, I WILL BE WITH YOU; and through the rivers, THEY WILL NOT OVERFLOW YOU. When you walk through the fire, YOU WILL NOT BE SCORCHED, NOR WILL THE FLAME BURN YOU. For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, Your Savior . . .”
Blessings from Nancy Campbell