Consider the Israelites when they were in slavery (don't count out how much pain must come with that word) to the government of Egypt....
"The Israelites groaned under their slavery and cried out. Their cries for relief from their hard labor ascended to God:
- God listened to their groanings.
- God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob.
- God saw what was going on with Israel.
- God understood." Ex. 2:23-25
Beautiful. My sweet friends, pray!
God listens to your cries
God remembers what He's promised you
God sees what's going on with you
God understands
But if it's so bad you can't pray - rest in this:
"Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good." Romans 8:26-28
That's it! I'm memorizing these verses. With passages like these, we need never question the presence or the love of this God who is the author of every word of Scripture, the Mighty God. Maybe you read it too fast. Maybe you skimmed it. Go back and read all that love! It's for you. Even if you're "not feeling it".
Never let go of that truth. He loves you. He's for you. He's in you. He's got you.
PS...I love you too.
PSS - finding these awesome nuggets in books like Exodus happens when we attempt to read through the whole Bible. Just sayin' ;)
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If my printer was working.....I 'd be making wall paper out of this!!! Thank you Angela!!!! Your words are so encouraging!
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