How do I continue to rely on God in difficult situations

[Starsdance]

This is my first time to write an online personal blog, and I have a lot to say and hope to encourage and pray with my sisters and brothers in Christ.



Jesus did not answer a word. (Matthew 15:23 )

Lately my spirit has been low. When I pray, I don't seem to hear any of Jesus' words. Sometimes I think he doesn't listen, but I think he hears them all .When I lack faith, I will look up at the sky, I want to feel his presence very clearly.

 

[JStates]

Psa_40:12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

^ We all get here sometimes. External evils, internal struggles. They weigh us down, we become weary and despondent.

Psa_5:3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

^ The cure is this: praise and prayer, and re-focusing upon God.

Luk 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

^ And this will be the end result of our faith in Jesus Christ. Redemption. We will be white as snow and dressed in white -- free from all the things that made us hang our heads.

 

[Starsdance]

Psa_40:12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

^ We all get here sometimes. External evils, internal struggles. They weigh us down, we become weary and despondent.

Psa_5:3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

^ The cure is this: praise and prayer, and re-focusing upon God.

Luk 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

^ And this will be the end result of our faith in Jesus Christ. Redemption. We will be white as snow and dressed in white -- free from all the things that made us hang our heads.

Thank you for quoting god's Word, how powerful it is, I really wish his words would penetrate my heart and open my eyes, I am so overwhelmed by the world, but his word is my only strength, and I want to follow it, even though it is not easy 。Thank you very much, bro

 

[Starsdance]

I went out for a walk this afternoon. seemed many scars in heart. I felt very heavy in my heart, as if I was weighed down by a big stone. Past pain, now facing all kinds of pressure, they are intertwined .God gave me this verse,
I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD ; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD . (Psalm 27:13-14 )
I really want to be a happy child in The Lord

 

[Gideon300]

This is my first time to write an online personal blog, and I have a lot to say and hope to encourage and pray with my sisters and brothers in Christ.



Jesus did not answer a word. (Matthew 15:23 )

Lately my spirit has been low. When I pray, I don't seem to hear any of Jesus' words. Sometimes I think he doesn't listen, but I think he hears them all .When I lack faith, I will look up at the sky, I want to feel his presence very clearly. View attachment 236156

There comes a time when God wants us to trust in spite of feelings. He has promised never to leave us or forsake us. So He is with us whether we feel it or not, even if we do not believe, He is there. His Word is reliable, our feelings are not. We may lose fellowship if we sin or rebel. We cannot lose relationship. All we have to do is keep confessing known sin and trust Him. He will lead us even in the dark times. That is when we grow.

 

[Starsdance]

There comes a time when God wants us to trust in spite of feelings. He has promised never to leave us or forsake us. So He is with us whether we feel it or not, even if we do not believe, He is there. His Word is reliable, our feelings are not. We may lose fellowship if we sin or rebel. We cannot lose relationship. All we have to do is keep confessing known sin and trust Him. He will lead us even in the dark times. That is when we grow.

Yes, bro ,I totally agree with you, but the process is really difficult and painful, with temptations and struggles

 

[Gideon300]

Yes, bro ,I totally agree with you, but the process is really difficult and painful, with temptations and struggles

Sure. It brings us to a greater dependence on Jesus and that is exactly the point of our trials. However, God will not permit us to be tested beyond our ability to cope. I've been through many trials and tribulations, some unbearable for me. But nothing is too hard for Jesus. God wants to break the hold of our natural strength and bring us into a place where He alone is our strength. "Count it all joy"......
Joy is not a feeling, neither is peace. If we can keep our hearts right before God (easy to say, hard to do), the trial will be as short as it can be. If we rebel and complain about God, it will be prolonged. Complain to God, sure. But never allow yourself to complain about God. That is like one of those deep sea divers with an air hose, standing on the hose. All we do is suffocate ourselves.

I've been born again 50 years. The trials these days are as hard as ever, one or two the toughest I've been through. But I know God better now and I know where to go when it gets too hard.

There is also the principle of pruning. Have you ever seen what happens to a grape vine after harvest? It's cut back to a couple of sticks! Many of God's elites have been brought back to zero. They grow back even stronger and more fruitful.

 

[Starsdance]

Sure. It brings us to a greater dependence on Jesus and that is exactly the point of our trials. However, God will not permit us to be tested beyond our ability to cope. I've been through many trials and tribulations, some unbearable for me. But nothing is too hard for Jesus. God wants to break the hold of our natural strength and bring us into a place where He alone is our strength. "Count it all joy"......
Joy is not a feeling, neither is peace. If we can keep our hearts right before God (easy to say, hard to do), the trial will be as short as it can be. If we rebel and complain about God, it will be prolonged. Complain to God, sure. But never allow yourself to complain about God. That is like one of those deep sea divers with an air hose, standing on the hose. All we do is suffocate ourselves.

I've been born again 50 years. The trials these days are as hard as ever, one or two the toughest I've been through. But I know God better now and I know where to go when it gets too hard.

There is also the principle of pruning. Have you ever seen what happens to a grape vine after harvest? It's cut back to a couple of sticks! Many of God's elites have been brought back to zero. They grow back even stronger and more fruitful.

Thank you, brother, you are like a father, your words are solid, my experience is nothing compared with you, your life must be experienced a lot of the power of God, You must have a good spirit, like a tough tree, steadfast in the wind and rain ,and I also believe that God is in the shape of my life, andI know I have some inner sins.To overcome sin, to cope with sin, to endure the trials of circumstances, what great lessons !Now I got a lot of comfort, nice to meet you here Thanks Lord, God bless you,bro!

 

[JStates]

I haven't really shared my testimony here on CC yet. Maybe I should some day. I can understand the feelings you are experiencing though.

I was raised in a Christian home but struggled most of my life with faith and spiritual things. I thought for a while I was born again, but I was not. In my 20's, I walked away from religious things completely.

God left me alone for a while but eventually He destroyed my whole life in order to prove Who is Lord (hint: it's not me!). I lost everything very quickly: apartment, health, job, independence. I thought things would get easier once I finally yielded to God and accepted Jesus as Savior in 2016. Instead they got harder.

I spent two years trying to find medical help for serious health issues. When I finally got a diagnosis (I had a rare food-borne bacterial infection) it took two more years of treatment - including eight months of a heavy duty antibiotic regimen, which plunged me into even deeper depression - to even begin to get me back to being a functional human. While this was going on, I couldn't work at full capacity and had thousands of dollars in medical bills. The woman I loved rejected me and dated and married another man, and because of the relationship between our families and my inability to remove myself from the situation, I had a front row seat for two years having to watch the whole thing in front of my eyes.

In all honesty, it's really only been the last year that my life has started going in any kind of positive direction. And I have been very blessed. I am now debt free. I can work as long as it's not a physically strenuous job. I'm finally getting ready to move into a place of my own again. I found a church I really like.

I wish I could say it's all sunshine and rainbows, but there's still a lot of painful memories and health difficulties even now. Most days I wonder what the point of going through all that was. Most days I wonder what bad things are coming down the road and whether I will be able to survive them.

But I'm still here. God has shown me that suffering is part of the deal. Jesus suffered and had a hard life. It would be foolish to expect that everything will go easy for us. Most of my hopes and dreams have been completely destroyed through my experiences, but I am more assured now than ever that Jesus is Lord, and no matter how this life turns out, no one can take Him from me!

I hope all the best for you, sister.

And I like your dog. Is that a Corgi?

 

[Starsdance]

I haven't really shared my testimony here on CC yet. Maybe I should some day. I can understand the feelings you are experiencing though.

I was raised in a Christian home but struggled most of my life with faith and spiritual things. I thought for a while I was born again, but I was not. In my 20's, I walked away from religious things completely.

God left me alone for a while but eventually He destroyed my whole life in order to prove Who is Lord (hint: it's not me!). I lost everything very quickly: apartment, health, job, independence. I thought things would get easier once I finally yielded to God and accepted Jesus as Savior in 2016. Instead they got harder.

I spent two years trying to find medical help for serious health issues. When I finally got a diagnosis (I had a rare food-borne bacterial infection) it took two more years of treatment - including eight months of a heavy duty antibiotic regimen, which plunged me into even deeper depression - to even begin to get me back to being a functional human. While this was going on, I couldn't work at full capacity and had thousands of dollars in medical bills. The woman I loved rejected me and dated and married another man, and because of the relationship between our families and my inability to remove myself from the situation, I had a front row seat for two years having to watch the whole thing in front of my eyes.

In all honesty, it's really only been the last year that my life has started going in any kind of positive direction. And I have been very blessed. I am now debt free. I can work as long as it's not a physically strenuous job. I'm finally getting ready to move into a place of my own again. I found a church I really like.

I wish I could say it's all sunshine and rainbows, but there's still a lot of painful memories and health difficulties even now. Most days I wonder what the point of going through all that was. Most days I wonder what bad things are coming down the road and whether I will be able to survive them.

But I'm still here. God has shown me that suffering is part of the deal. Jesus suffered and had a hard life. It would be foolish to expect that everything will go easy for us. Most of my hopes and dreams have been completely destroyed through my experiences, but I am more assured now than ever that Jesus is Lord, and no matter how this life turns out, no one can take Him from me!

I hope all the best for you, sister.

And I like your dog. Is that a Corgi?

Brother, it was nice to meet you here, and thank you for being able to share your own experience. After reading your story, I felt very sorry, shocked and surprised, I felt that Although God is loving, but also terrible, I dare not challenge his authority. I feel afraid after reading your testimony.
The pain you have experienced, though I cannot fully understand God's actions, know that it is his permission, God does things, which can not be analyzed with human thinking. But I believe that your life has been changed, broken, shaped and removed from your heart by The Lord over and over again. You are completely different from what you used to be.
It turns out that many people in the world do not look as good and smooth as I thought, no matter in which country. It turns out that everything we have is God's, and he gives it to us, or he doesn't give it to us. But you must be the child God loves, because God does not care about the ppl who belongs to devil, does not work on them, despite your pain, The way you walk is to take up the cross and walk with Jesus .
I need to know more about God. I hope you can live strong every day for the rest of your life. I will pray for you

That is my friend's corgi, I like her very much. At present, DUE to some reasons, I cannot raise pets, but I will have my own family in the future, so I decide to raise dogs and cats at that time.

 

[Starsdance]

Today I feel like I should be grateful for everything I have in my life right now. There are so many great testimonies that surround me like clouds. By the grace of God, I have good health, a stable job and a good family. My parents love me and they are in good health. They often cook delicious food at home. Today I can praise and thank God in my heart !

 

[Starsdance]

Coffee is nothing compared to tomahawk steak .I'm a meat lover lady.Surrender to good food

 

[Starsdance]

At present, I need to stay up for two nights to do all the work , thanks for the company of friends here, as well as the inspiration brought to me

 

[JStates]

At present, I need to stay up for two nights to do all the work , thanks for the company of friends here, as well as the inspiration brought to me

Yikes! Is that homework for school keeping you up, or for your work? Don't push yourself too hard, that will ruin your health! :/

 

[Starsdance]

Yikes! Is that homework for school keeping you up, or for your work? Don't push yourself too hard, that will ruin your health! :/

For work lol Yes we bro I try not to be like an owl thanks for your care