Isn’t life strange? I mean, one minute all is fine and the next your whole world seems to be falling down at your feet. Perhaps it is just an occupational hazard, but I see a lot of hurting people. Often, as right now, they stay on my mind long after most folks are asleep – and long after I would normally be asleep. A part of me hurts when my friends hurt, and so it should be.
Sometimes, in the midst of pain, people forget about what is truly important. Perhaps the hurt is so deep that they are unable, at least practically speaking, to look beyond the circumstances of the moment to the “big picture.” Feelings of betrayal, abandonment, fear, anxiety, concern and the like tend to be bigger than the advice we often offer those experiencing them. Many times through the years I have told sufferers to hold true to their principles. Be a man or woman of character. Set a good example for others. Show them how the Lord helps His own…
All of that advice is true. Hard as it may be to recognize the truth of it during periods of crisis, it is true. Uninspired hands have written no truer words. No matter how bad things get here, they are nothing to compare with the torments of hell in the after-a-while.
Keep your eyes fixed on the mark for the prize… Ask for the prayers of the faithful. Be about the Lord’s work. Be active. Study the Bible regularly. Know that He knows how you feel and that He is there for you. May God Bless You as You Study and Obey His Word.
- Tim Smith