Life's Guide

Good Morning!! When the despair of sorrow, pain, or loss creep into our soul and stealing our joy,...we rarely see it coming. The last thing that we feel like doing in these time, is sitting down and perusing the Bible. The frustration and grief feel too real,...and reading seems just too insufficient, as a remedy. But this is the wonder of God's Word; when we are in the midst of affliction, it is only this Book, with its wonderful promises, startling standards, and exalted view of God,...that can give us hope and help and healing.

This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.—Psalm 119:50 (NKJV)

God doesn't avoid the reality of our suffering, but rather infuses it with purpose, and meaning. When we see that God is actively at work in His creation, and is molding His people into the image of His Son, then suddenly suffering takes on a silvery lining.

All that we need to live a full life, can be found in the Book.
(The Holy Bible)

Holy Spirit of God, let David's comfort be our comfort,  in the midst of our affliction. May God's Word quicken our crushed and despairing hearts. May we see, in the pages of His epistle to us, that His love is just as true and full, His rule is just as good and powerful, and His wisdom is just as perfect and right in our times of affliction, as it is in our times of prosperity. In the name of Jesus, Amen.

"The Lord calls for us to stand,...but not always to understand."