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He is...... Supportive ~ Safe ~ Strength ~ Sympathetic ~ Sincere ~ Satisfying
"Do not give me up, O Lord; O my God, be near to me. Come quickly to give me help, O Lord, my salvation." Psalm 38: 21-22 BBE
You know it amazes me how pain can move so swiftly through my body. Not only does it move from place to place, but as it moves the level of intensity changes. At my worst I feel as though I have gotten the flu, slept wrong and I have a just gotten over a migraine headache. At my best, I just slept wrong....after suffering from a migraine headache! Even though those days are many, I am learning that a good day is not judged by how well I physically feel, but how well I stay mentally and spiritully connected to my faith. You see, It dosen't matter where the pain in my body is, as long as I stay connected to my hope that lies in Christ I can function. God sees me as the complete and whole person that I am, the one he is strengthening me to be! He has claimed me as His church. The foundation that He spoke to Peter about, that foundation of a solid rock-- is He Himself! When I am feeble my 'parts' draw strength from my foundation of faith in Christ. As you study 1 Corinthians 12 you find that not all of the body's parts are 'comely' or presentable. Paul paints the picture of the ear saying that because it is not the eye, it asssumes that it is not a part of the body. He reaffirms that this idea is not accurate with God. God's power and spirit have found a home in a complete body. Though I feel broken and torn, I am made whole--- " by his stripes"!! Instead of looking at me with eyes of scorn that say 'poor lowly Rose', He looks at me with eyes of compassion and encourgement. As I sharply inhale with pain, he whispers " I know your pain. Let me give you strength to bear it. ," Those of us who worship God know we must worship him in spirit and in truth. The truth is--yes I hurt, daily--but my spirit reaches out through the pain to my ultimate source of strength, God! This of course has been The Word. God Bless
Journal entry 2: Stay a While! Weary and worn she wandered around trying to find her place. All she really wanted to do was rest and wash her face. Fearing He would join the rest, she thought He wouldn't understand, Instead the Lord just smiled, said "Stay", and offered her His hand. Scared and lost the young man strayed so far away from home. He never stopped to think about just how far away he'd gone. When he ran across Christ he hung his head, showing off his shame. All God did was offer him shelter, not looking to place any blame. Hurt and confused I felt as though I wasn't worthy enough to pray. I couldn't bring myself to kneel, what on earth would I say? Instead of tossing me to the night, my Saviour extended a smile, He asked me to stop running away and sit down just stay a while! -R. Christopher
1 Corinthians 12:24 'comely means presentable or functioning' Romans 12:5 1 Corinthians 10:17 Galatians 3:28 Ephesians 1:23 Romans 8:38 |
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