Reading: Psalm 13: 1-6
As David expresses in this Psalm, we will have struggles come our way. We feel that God has forgotten about us at times as we ask Him "how long...?" But in this Psalm, we can also see the phases of hardship. We need to pray and cry out to God when we face trials. Then we need to trust that He will come. Once He has rescued us, we can rejoice in His name, giving Him the glory. Then we need to worship Him and give Him the thanks. Once we become Christians, the hardships don't end, but the process of them is different. When we have God to cry out to and to trust in, our trials can be lighter. Just remember to give Him the glory in the end.
Reading: Matthew 15:10-39
The struggles faced in this reading are physical struggles. Jesus heals many sick people as they show Him faith and worship Him. When Jesus sees the crowd of 4,000 hungry people, He has compassion on them. When we are hungry for Christ, and seek Him, we will be shown compassion. This is an example for us to show compassion on the poor and hungry ourselves. We can go through life in physical pain and struggles, but the same concept goes with having faith and asking God to heal us. Rejoice during the good days, ask Him for help on the hard days. Jesus shows us compassion as long as we seek Him and His will. As we can see when Jesus feeds the crowds of the hungry, He can take very little and make it overflow with greatness. We just need to trust in Him and have sincere hearts that have faith and that cry out to Him to do His will in our lives.
Reading: Genesis 43:1-44:34
The agony that drags on and on for Jacob and his sons leaves them crying out and wondering how long The Lord will keep them in such misery. When Jacob is forced to send Benjamin off with the rest of his sons, it's as if he has to jump off a cliff and have faith that God's work will be done, and his sons return safely. Sometimes when we feel like we've hit rock bottom and our misery is being dragged out for seemingly forever, we need to jump and let God's plan prevail. When we let go of our plans, and our way out of the pit, and allow God to take the burden for us, His plans will prevail. We will see that God has huge plans for all of this family because of the work He's done through the trials they've faced. Each person of this reading has quite a story. God turns our messes into great messages. Let Him take your hardships and turn them into extraordinary stories.
Are you stuck in a rut, asking God how long your misery will carry on? Have you cried out and trusted in Him to rescue you from the pit? Allow Him to work in you when you've hit your lowest. Then rejoice and worship Him when you see His marvelous work done in your life!
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