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God is available...
Desperate situations seem to give us clarity of thought and action. As we have faced desperate, seemingly impossible circumstances, we have learned to call out to God. This is prayer that drops away high-sounding or eloquent words. This is prayer that basically says, "O God, if you don't show up, we're finished."
He can't help but answer. He is drawn to our needy and humble spirit. He is attracted by our sense of utter helplessness and dependence. Regardless of the problems you are facing in your life or marriage at the moment, could we urge you to call out to God? "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." Jeremiah 33:2-3
Perhaps you are feeling that God is distant from you today. You feel lost, perhaps even abandoned by God, and you are wondering how to find your way home. It begins with a simple biblical principle: Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. He is available to you this very moment. He is also available to you as a couple right now. The very integrity of the Word of God promises that if you come near to God He will reciprocate. In a spirit of prayer call on God to meet you. Open your heart to the love and embrace He desires to give you. His heart has been longing for you two to be reunited. Allow that to happen right now.
"Come near to God, and he will come near to you." James 4:8
Remember, marriage is for better for worse for keeps.
Sample #3
It took seven hundred years before the angel of the Lord could announce to the sheperds, "Today in in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord."
Luke 2:11
What should we do when God's timetable does not match ours? Commit the issue to God. Trust Him to work out His plan in His time. When He does act, you'll see how right God was to do things according to His schedule, not ours. It never fails.
But no matter what, He is still worthy of our trust.
Listen to the whole story of Sadrach, Meshack, and Abednego. "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up." Daniel 3:16-18
We know how Shadrach, Meshack, and Abednego would only pray to God and because of disobeying the King they were thrown into the furnace. They told the King that their God would deliver them, but they took it even further when they said, and even if God choses not to deliver us we will still only pray to him!
No matter what we are going through, can we have the faith to say, "God will take care of it?"
And, even if He chooses not to, do we have even more faith to say, "We will still follow him?"
We pray that we can accept God's will even if it is not to fix whatever situation, no matter how devastating. We want to be like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and say, "God we trust you with everything and even if you don't want to save us from the fiery furnace we will still serve you no matter what!"
Remember, marriage is for better for worse for keeps.
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