We have one simple verse- but it's a good'un. :)
Psalm 34:17-18
"Is anyone crying for help? God is listening, ready to rescue you. If you heart is broken, you'll find God right there; if you're kicked in the gut, he'll help you catch your breath."
Man I LOVE the message! Seriously, why have I never used it before?! Choosing it was one of the wisest decisions I've ever made. :)
I like the fact that it specifically says you'll find God right there. Most of the time when you are sad, or generally going through some rubbish times, the first thing you think of is-God, why aren't you there?! Why didn't you prevent this from happening?! Why weren't you around?! But actually this says- God's right there alongside us, feeling it with us. That's pretty amazing if you ask me! I wonder why we never notice, maybe we're just feeling too selfish at that moment in time so not thinking about anything but how we feel, or focusing on one particular feeling so ignoring everything else. So through that we don't notice God because we don't think to notice him. How sad is that, we should really be behaving the other way around, instead of focusing on our sad emotions, focus on the fact that God is right there feeling it with us, surely that's gotta give us some joy?! Or just.. comfort. Maybe that's what I need to do. Before I always wondered how I could get that comfort, "wonderful counsellor" Jesus was to be called from the prophecy in Isaiah, so how come I can't feel it? I think I this is giving me a bit of an idea. Instead of focusing on my feelings, I need to focus on God being right there alongside me. ♥ This is what I need to do. A bit of a continuation from yesterday! Concentrate on Jesus, spend more time actually telling him what I need. Like 34:17. And now I need to focus on that Jesus is feeling it right next to me. He will be my comfort. Amen.
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