I have had a really hard week. Emotionally, I have been more down than I have been in all my life. I am simply at the end of myself. I am in so much emotional pain that I can barely breathe. The only thing that I know how to cling to is that I know, even when I don't act like it, that I have a Savior. He is always there for me...especially during these times. The key though, is to truly cling to Him. Its so cliche to say that I am clinging to God during hard times...I hear that so often, but how many times do people truly draw near during the difficult times in their lives? I know I need to.
I always go back to the verse that the Lord showed me, the day that I came back to Him...
Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
-James 4:8-10
All we need to do is draw near to Him. He promises to draw near back. And no matter where you are in life, good times or bad, that's all He asks from us...to draw near. And the God of the universe promises to draw near in return. How amazing His love is.
So, I guess that's all I got for now. Thanks for reading. Remember, draw near. Don't just think about it, don't just talk about it, but DO it! :)
Awesome post. Thanks for the reminder, I need to spend much more time actually drawing near to Christ instead of just talking about it!
ReplyDeletewe all do! :) no problem my friend!
ReplyDeleteAw girl, I'm sorry you have had such an awful week =( I pray the next one is better for you...as it seems it will be just by remembering like you said, Your Saviour. I know exactly what you mean...it seems so easy to talk about Him and all His goodness, but they when the going gets tough, it's so easy to forget that He is still there and He is still God!!
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