Wednesday, January 18, 2017

January 18 Thought for the day....when you think it is the end


Have you ever found yourself to be at a dead end? A time when you felt you had nothing left to offer? A time when you don't know what to say or your don't know where to turn? You are not alone. Most of us have been there at one time or another, the Apostle Paul included.

"In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead." 2 Corinthians 1:9

Paul had found himself in a position where he was so burned out, so without hope that he was expected to not make it. He had gone through so much heartache and struggle that he felt he couldn't take another minute of it. When you fail at the task. When you see your kids get into some terrible trouble. When there is a death or divorce and it just tears you apart inside. There are so many other difficult, heart-wrenching, situations, so much so that it feels like you might just die or might as well die. There is hope!

Paul recognized that at the end of his rope, there was God. When he came to the end of anything he could do, he found God was always there. Too often our heart-wrenching, life tragedy is amplified because we have not invited God into the situation. Paul is saying because God loves so much, he will allow us to go our own way or go down the dark road but at the end of ourselves, he will be there.

The God who has the power to do the impossible is on our side. If we have nowhere to turn, He will show us where to go. If we have hit a dead end, He will make a way of escape. If we feel we have nothing left to offer, He will supply all that we need!

Paul is challenging us to really get to know and understand God's great love for us. We may at times feel abandoned but it is a lie, He is always there, providing what we need to succeed!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Sometimes it does seem as though I'm all alone struggling to just get through the day, THEN or should I say BUT God, He is always there always getting me through, whether walking, pushing or carrying me He gets me through. Our struggles are not flesh & blood but powers & principalities! We must keep on keeping on!