I felt at peace in every way, with a matter that was causing so much anxiety in the family. It made me imagine how the Apostle Paul felt when he with confidence stated, "the angel of God whom I serve, and whose I am.......", had assured him there would be no loss of life.
Seed
Time
Harvest
God gives the increase
Let go of the seed in prayer , nurture with the water of faith, eliminate every doubt with confidence in the words of life John 6:63.
My friend appeared relieved at being able to express her feelings. She had talked openly about feeling confused, not knowing what she wanted from life and having been let down by friends. I suspected her disappointment dated years back than she feared to admit.
"I feel like rubbish" shaking her head like she was shaking off the undesirable feelings she expressed.
It was hard to separate feelings from facts! She was a pretty young woman that many other girls admired. Her face brightened up with life when she smiled even through tears. She could not help as she later explained, nominating on her traumatic life experiences, and noting that through it all - she was the constant.
I thought it might help to think things through together and posed the thought of how a queen may feel if she got splattered with mud. Surely she would not conclude she was a pig! She would certainly admit she needed cleaning up but she was no less a queen mud or not.
The Truth
The challenges can seem so real, but more real is what we do not see. Functioning devices powered by electricity are real to man, more powerful is the unseen power, electricity, without which the devices will not work.
When confronted by life's challenges, and we feel deflated like a burst balloon, it's worth remembering the power that's needed is not the fixing of our fragile frame, but God's breath in us.
When feeling low in spirit, we need refilling by God's Spirit to keep us going. At such times it therefore helps to lean on God - He'll fill us anew and fix the leak.
