VERSE: "The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV
The words to the Donut Man's song come to mind -- 'Cast your burdens on Jesus for He cares for you... Higher, higher, higher, higher, higher, higher, higher, higher lift Jesus higher higher.... Lower, lower, lower, lower, lower, lower, lower, lower stomp satan lower lower...' The verse itself is found in 1 Peter 5:7, "Give all your worries to him, because he cares about you." When troublesome times or disheartening times come our way, we need to remember not to mull them about in our mind (thinking the worst), but we need to immediately give them to God, and place them in His hands. Our God will always be with us, wheras our friends or family won't. Sometimes we will be alone (in the physical), and we will feel that all is against us -- but really when we feel the walls closing in, like your are surrounded -- that's really God's love surrounding you. There's a song by Geoff Moore called 'Surrounded' that have these words...
Do you ever feel
Like you want to run and hide
Take all the ones you love
And drop right out of sight
Do you wish you had a shield
That could push the pain away
Or a mighty sword to wield
To keep the wolves at bay
When the walls are closing in
The enemy is back again
Heat coming from all sides
Like you are surrounded
You can’t believe everything you feel
Treasure what you know is real
Cause, if you could see from up above
What’s got you surrounded is love
Do you ever dream
Dream of days to come
When battles will not rage
For the souls of little ones
Do you still believe
In love that’s strong and true
And no matter where you wander
His love’s surrounding you
Do you still believe
In love that’s strong and true
And no matter where you wander
His love’s surrounding you
So whatever the size of your 'trouble' remember that OUR GOD is greater, bigger, stronger, higher, awesome in power and when the evil demons come at you with lies -- tell them the truth (just like when you were a kid) -'My Daddy is BIGGER than your daddy!' Remember satan is the father of lies, and God is the Father of ALL Truth!
Put your hope, faith and trust in the Lord, and He will hear your prayers and answer them!
(Check out yesterday's devotional 'Restoring Your Hope' if you need to regain the hope
BE BLESSED & BE A BLESSING!
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