Scripture Time....Real Talk

Last night I was talking to my sister, and we were both talking about how hard it is to forget a past love when the wound is still new. What we found funny is that you may get in deep sadness over that person and then in like 3 months, you can't even remember their name(figuratively speaking). I decided to dedicate this blog to some Word that can really get you through. It doesn't necessarily need to be a lost love, it could be any trial. We know as Christians that God is going to deliver us, but sometimes we get weak in faith and need to encouraged and God's word is the BEST thing to keep us encouraged.

Mark 14:32-36
"And they came to an olive grove called Gethemane, and Jesus said, 'Sit here while I go and pray.' He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he began to be filled with horror and deep distress. He told them, "My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and watch with me." He went on a little farther and fell face down on the ground. He prayed that, if it were possible, the awful hour awaiting him might pass him by. "Abba, Father, everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will, not mine."
Jesus knew that his final hours were coming. When they stopped in the garden he became so overwhelmed with sadness that He had to stop and pray. When we are hit with great sadness and hardship that is the same thing we should do, stop and pray. Jesus then lay prostrate and prayed that the moment he knew was coming, might pass by him. Have you ever had a time where you were braced for the absolute worse. You cry and pray to God that some dreadful event doesn't come to pass. I know I have prayed many nights that the Lord wouldn't let me lose my job or that check wouldn't be cashed because the money wasn't there. But there is something interesting that Jesus says after asking for suffering to pass over him. He ask God to do his will. Often, we want to put God in this box. We want him to bless us when we want and how we want. It doesn't go that way. If God meant for it to happen it will happen. There is nothing that any man, can do to keep it from happening. This also speaks to the human nature to worry. We often worry about things that we think we can control. God is in control. "The steps of the godly are directed by the Lord." There is no need to worry. God is guiding you and your life.

Be Blessed!