Why do people say, “When all else fails, try God?” I was listening to the radio and I heard a song that said something to the effect of, “When everything you have tried has failed, try God.” I mean, if you do not know God, I can understand this logic. For someone who doesn’t know God, complete and utter failure may drive her to her knees in repentance and confession. However, for a Christian (and this was a gospel song), God should be the first option, not the last resort.
I understand that I might sound preachy, but I promise that I am writing this to remind myself. There have been many times in my life that I have been faced with a situation and I tried to handle it myself. This sometimes resulted in victories that helped me to believe that I can make it on my own, which is a dangerous mindset for a child of God. Other times, I have tried to handle situations on my own and it resulted in utter failure, which led me to cry out to God to help me fix the mess I made. I am not saying that we should not attempt to do things that we are capable of accomplishing. I am just reminding myself and you that rather than forgetting about God until we need Him, we need to factor Him in to every part of our lives. God wants us to depend on Him and turn to Him before there is some catastrophe that we cannot overcome alone. And, when someone comes to us with a problem, rather than feeling defeated and thinking, “The only thing I can do is pray,” we should victoriously claim, “The best thing I can do for you is to pray” (not my original thought, I think it was Oswald Chambers). So, rather than saying, “When all else fails, try God,” we should say, “God never fails, I will choose His way.” Ms. EV
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God wants us to give Him everything. The big things and the little things. I was experiencing a highly stressful situation today that once again reduced me to tears -- they are involuntary I tell ya. I asked God to get me out of the situation, but He thought it better that I be there, so there I was on the brink of an anxiety attack. Then, after the tears dried, I got myself back on course, but I needed help. I said out loud, "I need to find two guys to help me carry these boxes." I walked in the building five seconds later and two of my nephews' friends came around the corner, offered to help and were polite about it, thanking me for a soda and a water that I gave them in exchange for their help. Then, I needed forks. I went to the prayer warrior who works in the front office and, voila, forks. These are not huge things like a better job, a spouse or better health, but theywere my things and God loves me enough to tackle them, too. Ms. EV
Isn't it amazing that with everything that goes on in this world God can still hear His children? God hears us when we cry out loud or even if only our hearts cry. He knows our pains, battles, fears and doubts. And, we don't ever have to utter a word for Him to know. I wrote a song awhile back, called Silent Call, that deals with this very miracle of a God-centered life.
How do I know He hears me? Well, I have been asking Him questions and I had only talked to one other person, in confidence about those questions. Yesterday, my pastor (who no one had talked to about the questions) preached a sermon that gave me the answer to my questions. He had no idea that God was using Him to speak directly to me. And, I feel so much better knowing which direction to go in through God's Word. I know sometimes it may seem like God is not listening, but trust me, He hears you! Ms. EV |
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