James 1:5-8
If you don’t know what you’re doing,
pray to the Father. He loves to help. You’ll get his help, and won’t be
condescended to when you ask for it. Ask boldly, believingly, without a
second thought. People who “worry their prayers” are like wind-whipped
waves. Don’t think you’re going to get anything from the Master that
way, adrift at sea, keeping all your options open.
Scripture
quotations from The Message. © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002
by Eugene Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress, Colorado Springs,
CO. All rights reserved.
“Honey, it’s going to be
okay.” Those were the words that Vice President Joe Biden shared with
the world this morning as he made an announcement not to make a
run for President in the 2016 campaign. Biden explained that as a
child, when his family experienced tough times, his parents would always
tell him, “Honey, it’s going to be okay.” He added…”and they meant
it!” He made the point that we must believe this…we must work to take
our country in a direction that allows us to be able to look our kids in
the eye and say with certitude…”It’s going to be okay” – and mean it!
This
is true for us as Christians, also. We have to be so grounded in our
faith in God that we can say with certainty, “This is going to be
okay”…and truly mean those words. We must do the things that strengthen
us in our faith…we must study God’s word and spend time talking to Him –
and listening to His words for us. We must reflect on the
examples that are all around us of how God has prevailed…the
demonstrations of healing and restoration…how He has made a way where
none seemed possible. And we must take comfort and courage in these
examples.
With God in charge of our every breath, we must look
to the future with confidence and courage…and the mantra that “Honey,
it’s going to be okay.” On any given day, things can arise that make
this truly difficult…I get that! But this is when we need to abide in
this thought and phrase the most! We cannot “worry our prayers” or
wring our hands and toss our fears and frustrations around like
wind-whipped waves. We must let go of them and give them to God
Almighty, once and for all.
“Honey, it’s going to be okay.” With God in control, I am certain of this. What about you?
©2015 Debbie Robus
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