Yesterday I was having a very very hard time. I cried out to God, "I know You are my husband now but I can't feel You, I really need to feel You." He sent 4 friends to be His voice and comfort to me, Valerie, Doug and Joel and Sharon. I was comforted.
Today, I am a basket case. I cried out "I cannot do this, I cannot, I am undone and I don't know how to even handle this at all". He answered me:
"Be still and know that I am God!"
He began playing that song by the same title, by Alaska String Band over and over again in my head.
THEN I opened my devotions in the book "Jesus Calling" for the day and this is what it said.
"WAITING, TRUSTING, AND HOPING are intricately connected, like golden strands interwoven to form a strong chain. Trusting is the central strand, because it is the response from my children that I desire the most. Waiting and Hoping embellish the central strand and strengthen the chain that connect you to Me. Waiting for Me to work, with your eyes on Me, is evidence that you really do trust Me. If you mouth the words "I trust You" while anxiously trying to make things go your way your words ring hollow. Hoping is future-directed, connecting you to your inheritance in heaven. However, the benefits of hope fall fully on you in the present.
Because you are Mine, you don't just pass time in your waiting, You can wait expectantly, in hopeful trust. Keep your "antennae" out to pick up even the faintest glimmer of My presence."
Here are the scriptures:
John 14:1
“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me."
Psalms 27:14
Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord."
Hebrews 6:18-20
"So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary. Jesus has already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek."
He is the God who sees me, Who meet my needs, Who hears my cry's and comforts me.
