No, Never Alone week 11
Photo Credit: D. Kelly @ Grant Co., WV
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This week’s verses remind us that we are the temple of God. That His Holy Spirit dwells within us. That is why we can do all things through Christ – it’s His strength not ours that we are to rely upon.
IMAGINE THIS
As
a young woman, I was sent to hold my sister-in-law. Her daughter was in the
next room with most of our family at her side. We were
just…waiting…praying…crying. I remember holding her head in my lap
thinking over and over again three simple words: Oh Dear God. I didn’t have a clue what words of comfort I had to offer...so I said nothing. I just held her wishing to absorb some of her pain… My big brother said I was strong. He was
wrong. I wasn’t. I was just a hurting momma who would go home to her daughters.
But Holly had to let go of this
life to be with the Jesus she loved so deeply. The same Jesus she prayed to
when she was in pain, and the One who had given her a big smile and warm aura that her life-long illness could not dim.
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In those sorrowful moments, I wasn't holding my sister-in-law...but God was. As Christians, we know that we are never alone; that God has set provisions in
place for us. Even when we don’t feel
Him, just like that little bird, if we keep trusting, dig just a little deeper, lean a little longer, listen a little harder, we will find Him. He will walk with us through the tough times.
I think of my niece often.
And wonder how her parents did it. How did they keep serving, kept trusting. It's one
thing to think we could do that…but another to actually hold steadfast to that level
of faith. Even in the midst of horrible heartbreak, somehow my brother and
sister-in-law held on to the God of their lives. When their faith was
tested, they found that the Holy Spirit was, indeed, their only source of lasting comfort.
Isaiah 11:2 says that the Holy Spirit will rest
upon us. That He will give us understanding, wisdom, counsel.
MY THOUGHTS
Journal Your Thoughts Here and ask:
As
we enter into the final week of learning what it means to be empowered by The
Holy Spirit, let’s consider ways in which we can take time out of our week to
commune with God on a deeper level. Not a superficial, scratch-the-surface
knowledge, but on a level where we seek and welcome Him into the deepest
recesses of our heart…especially into a broken heart.
How can I sense God in the midst of
heartache?
In what ways can I trust Him to be there for
me when my strength is gone?
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First Published 3/13/2020
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