Topic: God
Understands
Every minute of every day Jesus wants us to look to Him because we can, not because
we have to. Love is not something He can force from us. Loving God is something we must do
on our own because we are free. In other words, if we learn to live and act in Christ's
name, even when He is silent, we are able to live our lives for Him because we choose to,
not because we have to. Jesus wants us to choose Him freely. The most mature kind of love
is the love we have for Him based upon our freedom to choose. In our pain, as we choose
Christ, we become stronger. Just as He freely chose to die for us, we can freely choose to
experience Him in our daily lives. Jesus is hurting and agonizing with us. If He could, He
would take our pain onto himself so we would not have to go through it. Sometimes He does
do miracles. There are other times, for reasons we understand and for other reasons known
only to God, when He does not bring a miracle. God has a path for you. There is so much
more He wants you to do before you are done in this life. When disaster strikes, He is not
far off…He is near you. When you lose a loved one He is next to you, hurting with
you, grieving with you, supporting and caring for you. When we are staring at death's
door, He is on the other side with open arms to welcome us. When people we love are hurt
for no reason, He understands our pain, our anger, and He feels what we feel. When we are
alone and are sinking into our private pain He is hurting with us and reaches out to us to
help us up to see His wonderful Light. When we are besieged on every side by every
spiritual enemy, God is at war with us, fighting the good fight along side us. Jesus said,
"I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you." John 14:18
These words were posted at one of Shepherd's Care Ministries Sites called Wisdom Moment,
The site is located at:
http://www.findthepower.com/wisdomminute
Shepherd's Care Ministries Main Site located at:
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