04/29/2018
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In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me. – Psalm 86:7
Every
Saturday morning, I tune in to a local talk-radio station and pick up
advice from “The Garden Doctor” and “Mr.
Fix-it.” I try to put all the helpful advice I hear to good use.
When my children were very young, I would ask other mothers for advice
on potty training
or discipline. As my children grew older, I was thankful for a
friend who would lend an ear whenever I was worried about my children’s
choice of friends
or their grades at school. There was always someone to whom I could
turn for advice or consolation. I felt sure that if I asked the right
question
or talked to the right person, everything would be fine. I would
find a solution.
Then one day my father
called to tell me that my mother had been diagnosed with cancer, a type
that is incurable. The only thing that could be done was
a treatment to slow the cancer down. As soon as I hung up the phone,
I fell apart. My heart was screaming over the unfairness! I needed
help. My mom
needed help. Who could I call on?
My mind raced through the
list of friends, but I realized that there was no advice that would make
this situation better. Then, from the depths of my soul,
I cried out to God, “Only You, Lord, can help. Only You understand.”
I will never forget the wave of peace and the assurance of God’s love
that came
over me just then. All I needed was Him.
Everyone will, at some
time in life, face situations that seem hopeless and for which any human
remedy is beyond reach, but God is more than just a friend
who will listen and offer some advice. He is a Friend who will take
the burden off our shoulders and give us peace and comfort in exchange.
Whether today is smooth
sailing or a rough and stormy ride, we must be sure we spend time with
our best Friend, Jesus. He will stick by us no matter what
comes along.
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