When You Hit A Wall

Friday, May 17,2024

  Good morning, Lord

Verse of the Day: Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”

Memory verse: Psalm 90:14

14 Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.  

Today's reading: 1 CHRONICLES 4-6 JOHN 6:1-21

When You Hit A Wall

I hit a wall once-well more than once but today we speak of one instance. I went to God.

So, I started and continued and set my jaw with God's determination and then the real pain came.(God said there would be pain and He has promised to get us through it.) I did not struggle to find God because my own sin was no longer separating me from Him. Yes, I still sin, but my communication with God stays open because I confess and keep going-not because I am a 'super-Christian'-because I am chief of sinners-under God's hand.

The wall I had hit at first was my sin, plain and simple. If I could not sense God or 'find' Him, it was because my sin and pride had built a wall of self-dependence. Going before God in humble confession destroys that barrier of self and sin. Continuing with the same pattern everyday, all day, makes humility before God a way of living.

The Father, Himself, loves you. He wants us all to humble ourselves under His hand and stay there under His hand of protection and guidance-but-if we get away and into self and the pain hits hard-it is time not to scream , "God, where are you?!", but to cry out in humility, "Lord forgive me, I have let self and sin separate us".

Guilt and shame are not from God's heart-they are of the human heart. There is no condemnation for those in Christ(Romans 8:1).

Forgiveness is God's heart. The Holy Spirit shows us He knows when we are wrong and invites us to confess.(We know, of course, we have sinned).

Get into a regimen-a pattern of living-a course of action. Don't worry about getting into a rut. I remember being stuck in ruts in the mud-when I got pulled out, the rut always led to solid ground.

, "for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. John 16:17

I found my reality before God. Life is still constant spiritual warfare so we must find our own reality before God-the way He wants.

Find yours. Ask God. He will do it.

...because He loves us...

Father in Heaven,

Forgive me for not being consistent and letting self get in the way. Lead me to Your righteousness.

Merciful and powerful God!

In the name of Jesus,

Amen