The great thing about living life…

As a believer in Christ is that even though it’s not ‘if’ difficulties will come… but rather ‘when’ – we don’t have to face anything in this life alone. Now that’s worth thinking about. Jesus said Himself that He would ‘never leave us nor forsake us.’  He also said that He would ‘order the steps of a good man.’ Not good because of anything we can do, but good because we belong to Him. See living your life in Christ gives you the security to know that if you’ve arrived in a tough situation, you can continue through to the other side without having to depend on your abilities to see you through. The God that hung the stars in the heavens is the one who’ll guide you IF you let Him.enough you know, if you haven’t experienced a tough time yet, get ready it’s right around the corner! Now, don’t get me wrong, I fully desire that you and I walk through life and experience victory just like God’s word says we can but… If He said we’d experience tribulation, well friend, we just need to be ready.

So what does God’s word say concerning this matter? Isaiah 50: 10-11 says this:  “Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the word of his servant? Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God.”  Ha!  That’s a great assurance.  In fact, I think you’d agree, it doesn’t get any better than that.  So let’s break it down step by step.  What can I do when dark times come?

1.  I can CONTINUE. He said “let him who walks in the dark…”  I must resolve to continue on.  Standing still will do exactly that… get you nowhere fast.  No need to freeze up, be gripped by fear, or resort to hiding out from your problem or circumstance.  It is always better to take a stand, and move forward no matter what.  So, I keep on walking.  I keep on praying.  I keep on thanking God for His goodness.  I keep on prasing Him as I allow Him to navigate my life through the best path for me.  Trusting in Him alone to carry me to my destiny.

2.  I can CONCENTRATE. Especially when I ‘have no light’ I must concentrate on Him.  I don’t know if you ever had this to happen, but when I was a little boy we lived near my Grandfather’s farm in a rural area in south Georgia.  The summer months were always hot and beautiful but there was the occasional thunderstorm that came through late in the afternoon just before dark.  I cannot count the number of times that the lights went out.  Amazingly enough all these years later, the thing that sticks out the most about those times is the fact that when the lights went out, my sister and I would be a little scared at first, and usually, my mom or dad would locate the candles and we would all gather and huddle in the basement den of our house around whatever light the candle provided.  We had some of the best times when the lights went out!  Crazy I know but think about it.  We were forced to stop what we were doing, and spend a little quality time together.  No noise, no worries, no distractions, and after mom and dad assured us, NO FEAR!  So let me ask you, do you think maybe that God could allow a dark time in your life and mine, just so He could spend a little better quality time with us?  Just sayin.

3.  I can COUNT ON HIM. Notice friend that He also said ‘rely on his God.’  There is a lot of meaning to that word…(v) 10 – the word ‘rely’ is a Hebrew word that means to “lean on for support.” The root of that word is a word translated ‘staff.’ In Psalms 23: 4 – David says, “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. This means that ‘they support me’ and ‘they encourage me.’

So what’s the sum?  Well, don’t stop moving.  Focus sharply on the object of our faith:  Jesus Christ.  And don’t forget to lean with all your weight, on Jesus.  HE is always faithful and would never lead you into a dark place unless… it was to bring you out to something abundant.

In the words of Jesus:  “Satan came for what to steal, kill, and destroy; but I have come that you might have life and have it more abundantly.”  (John 10:10)

Now that.. is good news!

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