Have you ever been so devastated about a life circumstance…that you were in a rolling, roiling troubled sea…with no shore in sight?
“For He commands and raises the stormy wind,
Which lifts up the waves of the sea.
They mount up…They go down…
Their soul melts because of trouble.”
Many years ago…my husband and I made a bad decision (regarding ministry, of all things), not based on His leading…but due to our need. In other words…we who would hope to lead folks in faith, were unwilling to live by faith. We lost just about everything…
“They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,
And are at their wits' end.”
I do believe…that sometimes with God…there is that very thing…that C.S. Lewis would call…a “severe mercy.” We don’t like the sound of that…but let me tell you…His severe mercy…saved our lives.
“Then they cry out to the LORD in their trouble,
And He brings them out of their distresses.”
If what you are going through currently…is due to…your own rebellion, selfishness, or faithlessness…bury your head and your heart into Jesus. Confess. Repent. Humble yourself… He is here to save you.
“He calms the storm, So that its waves are still…
So He guides them to their desired haven.
Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!”
Psalm 107:25-31
We are living proof.
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