Have you ever felt like your walk with Christ has hit a slump or even a detour and you feel a little lost? God hasn't walked away from us, but we are the ones who have loosened our grip on His hand. This is normal, because we are human. This can happen for many different reasons: maybe you feel overwhelmed by unanswered prayers, maybe jealousy of others has got you feeling bitter, maybe others have made you feel leel left out of the body of the church, or for whatever reason that you feel that you're walkng life's journey alone. You are not, God will never be the one to walk away.
"God is and will forever be for you and not against you. Through the deepest trials, know that Jesus is with you and that He has already won the toughest battles for you. He asks that you simply trust in Him and know that He has always been there for you." [christiantoday.com]
Romans 8:31-32 "If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?"
Romans 8:31-32, This verse gives us hope, not that we will always prevail, but that our eternal destiny and the love of God are secure. Though we may sufn'ter, we will not be destroyed. No matter how bad things seem, we must remember that “God is for us;” He loves us deeply. We are His children.
As sufferers in this sinful world, when we don't walk closely with Jesus then we miss in engaging in all He has planned for us. Christians are reminded that to be in Christ means we have “crucified the flesh with its passions and desires” Galtians 5:24 " And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires."
As for myself, you've probably noticed that I haven't written a blog in quite a long time. I just haven't felt like encouraging others, when the struggle to encourage myself is hard enough. When we get in a rut, it's important not to stay there. God has provided us resources to encourage us out of those deep valleys. Others can tempt us to sin with their anger and unrighteous ways, but we have the ability to respond in the right or wrong way. I know I need to listen and follow the Holy Spirit within me, more than my flesh I have been encouraged by sermons from my church and the summer bible study with my friends that I've had here in my home. God is never the one to distance himself, we are the guilty ones. I always feel better, when I'm hand and hand with the Lord. The world is always trying to tempt and distract me off the path that God has planned and set out for me.
