Thank you God, for being beside me even when I can’t see you or even feel your presence. Thank you for the reassurance that I will never have to navigate the dark times of life by myself. You will always be near.
Lord, sometimes, when we’re in the midst of turmoil, pain or sorrow, we find it difficult to feel your love or see your kindness. When we falter in our faith, forgive us; don’t let us quit believing in you. Please reassure us of your presence and help us see your hand in all that happens. Help us believe your promises.
People make promises all of the time and, unfortunately, they often break their promises. (We do it, too.) As a result, we’ve become cynical and suspicious when promises are made. We ask ourselves if we should believe the promise and wonder what ulterior motives may be behind it. God makes many promises. Can we believe Him and trust his motives? Can we rely on His word? We can if we trust the one making the promise!
Oh Lord, grant me the ability to truly trust you and not to waver in my faith. People, possessions, and even abilities will fail but you never will!
We will never be happy until we make God the source of our fulfillment and the answer to our longings. He is the only one who should have power over our souls. We have to put our expectations in the Lord and not in other things or people. [From “The Power of a Praying Woman” by Stormie Omartian]
Even if God explained in detail exactly how he works, I think his answer would be way beyond our comprehension. When we ask how and why God makes things happen, perhaps the only answer we need is this: ”Because I am God and I love you.” That’s an answer we all can accept!
If it is important to us, it is important to God; if it troubles us, it troubles Him, too. Just as no problem is too big for prayer and the Lord’s work, nothing is too small or trivial. It’s not up to us to decide what concerns God; we need to bring everything to God in prayer. Let Him decide what, if anything, to do about it.
Devotions of the Heart 