Today we went to church and as bad as this sounds my heart really wasn't in it. I just didn't want to be there and I was thinking about anything but praising God, and I know this was the devil distracting me and trying to pull me back into the pit. Well the message was for me, God is fighting for me. It was about when Jesus fed 5000 with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. The preacher was saying this message could speak to anyone; the unbeliever, the believer that was struggling, and the believer who is just coasting. For the believer struggling it was all about trusting God. Trusting God to completely meet your needs, even when you don't feel like you can do it anymore. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your path straight. So that even when you don't understand why something is happening or not happening, trust God. The preacher made these points.
If God can raise people from the dead, can he meet your needs?
If God can feed 5000 people, with 5 loaves and 2 fish, can he meet your needs?
If God can cast out demons, can he meet your needs?
The answer is YES! Most of you that know me know I don't like crying (ESPECIALLY in public). But I started while he was talking about the believers struggling, and tried to stop it but couldn't. I just sat there with tears trickling down my face, feeling extremely blessed that God was fighting the devil for me, and giving me little signs that it's going to be okay. It was a blessing to me so I just wanted to share in case anyone else feels like they can't go on...
8 comments:
Thanks Summer. I think we all feel in a struggle at times. Some are short struggles and some are long ones. The long ones tear us down unless we see God fighting for us. I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land on the living. Psalms 27:13 LOVE YOU and thanks again. ma
Word! Wow! Sounds like an awesome sermon. Our sermon today spoke to me as well. It's great how God does that. When you are weak, he is strong, Summer. Much needed reminder. Thanks for being vulnerable. Love you!
You are such a special person. It was such a good sermon. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I admire that about you. It is so neat that you can share your feelings. I needed to here that God can fight the devil because I think sometimes he is working overtime over here. Love you so much!!
Well God hit two hearts with one sermon today. You who heard it first hand and decided to share and me who read your blog and needed so much to once again give it to God and TRUST Him. To know that He is God and NOTHING is impossible for HIM!!! Thank you so much for sharing His word with me. I love you. MOM
What a great post! Thank you for sharing what you learned from the sermon. I think we all have felt like we can't go on at one time or another but I can't even imagine what you are going through right now. I pray that these feeling of struggle & hopelessness end VERY soon for you & Josh. Love you!!
I read this quote from a Scottish preacher who lost his wife suddenly. "You who live in the sunshine may believe the faith, but we in the shadows MUST believe it. We have nothing else." Hang on Summer. He's working it all out. Cheri
Thank you Summer. Everytime God speaks to you and you share it in your blog, it really ministers to me too. I needed to hear this!
Thanks, Summer!
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