I will go before you and make crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron…I am the Lord and there is none else.
God prepares a way when there is no way.
He makes my path straight and gives me light for my feet.
When he makes a promise no one can stop it.
No one can stand against it.
He is God.
Adapted from Isaiah 44 verse 2.
Sometimes, you may feel like you seem to fade into the background, where no one can see you.
You think if you just do something great, say something snappy or even witty to get good attention, then people will see you. They will know you, know your name.
But life doesn’t work like that. People either like you, gravate to you, or maybe they just don’t.
Being overlooked is not anything anyone wants to be.
We all want to be seen.
We all want to be heard.
Silence can be deafening.
Silence can be painful and lonely.
If you are a child of God, you are blessed.
You are never alone or overlooked.
All of God’s children have a voice.
A voice that God gave to us so we can use it to call out from that lonely place for help for guidance for companionship.
God hears.
He answers.
He knows you.
He sees you.
He remembers his promise forever concerning you. Psalm 105 verse 8.
God says in the Bible, which is his word.
Behold I have graven you upon the palms of my hands. Isaiah 49 verse 16.
He remembers you.
He remembers his child and looks out for you like the father in the story of the prodigal son. God is prepared for you. Like that father,he can see you at a distance. And will have compassion and run to you with arms wide open.
He is waiting for you.
He cares when others don’t….
Time waits on no one. It marches on even when we are caught at an impasse and does not stop for anyone. It is the constant in life. Tick tock. Tick Tock…
I try not to be lazy. I try to use up as much time as I am given in a day. I am not perfect with my results, but at the end of the day I hope my ways please the Lord, and I have not wasted my time.
In my haste, I am cut off from before his eyes.
Nevertheless, I believed, and the Lord heard my cries, and He saved me.
Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all who hope in the Lord. ( adapted from Psalm 31 verse 22 and 24)
The Psalmist David writing this work was a fugitive running from King Saul. David was to be king, but he was hiding in caves away from a man who was jealous of him and sought to kill him. This psalm is one of lament, a prayer for help, while at the same time, it declares the goodness of Jehovah as the source of all blessings in times of trouble. David’s unwavering trust and belief in Jehovah is seen in the words of this Psalm 31.
The Lord is your hope when all other paths fail. He is your deliverer when you have no one to turn to and no place to run. He is always there to pick you up and keep you safe if you trust, obey, and believe in him.
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And Isaiah said unto them, thus shall ye say unto your master, thus saith the Lord, be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. Isaiah 37 verse 6.
Don’t be afraid of the things you hear.
Malicious words can mess with your self-esteem and destroy the psyche.
The tongue is a fire, a weapon used for mass destruction.
But don’t worry about what others say to you.
Don’t be afraid of words spoken in anger to defeat you
As a child of God, your responsibility is to your heavenly Father.
He takes care of you in all your ways.
There is nothing he will not do for you.
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