There are
times that the storm is so wicked you can’t seem to escape it. No matter what
you do you can’t break free of the cyclone that is crashing in around you. And
then…you begin to think about it. You think about it more and more and more.
And it becomes stronger and stronger until it has completely consumed your
being.
How do you
escape the thoughts of the storm? How do you get away and free yourself? The
storm seems so strong you’re afraid you might drown.
Ever
experienced this? These hopeless feelings of doom where no matter which way you
look there seems to be no way out. I’ve been there many times. Too, many to
count. And looking back to those circumstance I realized my focus was me and my
storm. And that’s all I wanted to focus on. I didn’t want to even fathom the
thought of thinking about something else.
In times of a
troubled mind we need an evacuation route. Just like people who live on the coast
need to know what route to take to escape the hurricane before hits land. Except
at this point, our mind is already so consumed with the thoughts of our
personal storm that it’s not just hit land it’s embedded upon our being.
More than
ever that’s the exact time we need to reach to God. He is our evacuation route.
If we cast our fears upon Him He can bring a comfort like no other. He meets us
and accepts us right where we are.
He already
knows the circumstances. This is a time that needs an evacuation route and that
route can be found through prayer. And there is no wrong way to pray. Ever! In
my most precious moments of prayer when I can’t think of what to say, I simply
whisper, “Jesus. Please help me.”
He is
waiting for us to reach to Him. He wants nothing to steal the joy He has given
us. NOTHING!
“Consider it
pure joy, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know the testing
of your faith builds perseverance. Perseverance must be complete so that you
may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James 1:2-4
Take the
evacuation route. Get out of you mind and stop allowing those thoughts to steal
your God-given joy.
Blessings~
Bo
09-25-2014
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