I feel a little speechless right now. Like, I will never find the right words to tell you all what I have written on my heart. All I know is this: God is sooo good. Read on if you want to know why.
"He has showed you, O man what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, and to love mercy, and walk humbly with your God." -Micah 6:8
Every time I start to flounder, every time I start to sink, when I turn to the Father for help, He's right there. Every time I get proud, every time I start to think I've got it together, I turn to the Father, and He shows me my folly, proves to me His goodness, and picks me back up again. Every time I feel a burden to heavy to carry, every time I sense myself beginning to feel overwhelmed, to small, or as though life is just too much to bear I remember this: Everything to God in prayer.
Today as I prayed for help, cried out for understanding, and sought His wisdom the lyrics to this song came to my mouth before I could even think. And I began to sing:
What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.
2. Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged; take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
3. Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge; take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In his arms he'll take and shield thee;
thou wilt find a solace there.
He is my solace... He is my peace I often forfeit, so instead, today, I'm taking it to the Lord in prayer.
Reading the words from 1 Corinthians and hearing His gentle voice to my heart say this:
" Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.... He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men's hearts..." -1 Cor. 4: 3&5
It doesn't matter if I SOUND good. It doesn't matter how OTHERS view me. What matters are my hearts motives. The things that God sees. So instead of being so prideful that I think that I can conquer any battle on my own, solve any problem in my own wisdom, make sense of any matter with my own knowledge. Think again O my soul. Rely on Him. Depend on Him. Bring it to HIM in prayer. Oh what peace I often forfeit. Oh what needless pain I often bear....just because I did not carry, everything to Him in prayer.
"For what makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did not receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?" - 1 Corinthians 4: 7
So I say, not in my strength to I bring anything, not in my strength to have peace. I have peace only when I bring it to the Father. Precious Savior still my refuge...I'll take it to the Lord in prayer.
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