When You Became Strong

2 Corinthians 12:10

There are certain situations that have been brought to my attention recently, in which I would like to help people come to peace with concering their telling others about personal needs or situations.
It is not easy admitting that we have weaknesses to others. 

Imaginary conversations start swirling around in our mind thinking if we confess we need something or someone it means we do not have a grasp on things.  People may think we are needy or weak and gossip about what we shared out of desperation.

Reaching out can literally backfire, causing us to shrink back in seeking help when we most need it.  Even though sharing the need for help may be hard, the Bible does bid us to seek counsel from godly, wise individuals.  Sadly those people may not be (and most likey are not) family, friends or co-workers.  

However, as believers in Christ Jesus, we do not have to go through any trial alone.  On the other hand, we need to be extremely cautious in whom we share our circumstances with if we do not have complete peace in our spirit in doing so.  

Besides having those of faith in your prayer corner, God Himself is already aware of the situation.  Taking our cares and concerns to the Lord is different; He is waiting for the Righteous to bring every burden to Him and leave it at His feet.  

"Cast your cares on the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the Righteous be shaken." (Psalm 55:22 NIV)

You can trust that everything you share from your heart is safe with the Lord. He will show you a way to the other side of the situation when there seems to be no answer.

"Cast your cares (anxiety, fears, concerns) on Him, for He cares for you."  (1 Peter 5:7)

Understand that just because things are not peachy in your life does not mean God’s favor is not available or working.  On the contrary, it may be those very hardships that God is using to extend His blessings and favor (His grace) in ways not ordinarily noticed.

Say, I Am Strong!

Scriptures tell us about a situation in the Apostle Paul's life when he going through a difficult time.  Did God pull him out of it?  No, but he did get an answer, although it may not have been what he expected at the time.  This is what Jesus said to him.

"My grace (favor, loving-kindness and mercy) is enough for you (sufficient against any danger and enables you to bear the trouble manfully); for My strength and power are made perfect (fulfilled and completed) and show themselves most effective in (your) weakness." (2 Corinthians 12:9a  AMPC)

This passage lets us know that God is all for relationship with His children.  It is in those weaknesses that God comes to rescue and shows His loving-kindness toward us.  His power is more effective, complete and fufilled when we need Him most.

Paul learned a great deal about his own faith and the entire situation brought him closer to the Lord.  God's favor was all he needed.  It was more than enough for whatever he encountered.

Through this experience Paul shared how God delivered him through grace (unmerited favor).  The Lord's power was greater than man's in every circumstance.

God Will Give You Strength

Although it may be difficult, God wants us to come to the knowledge that we do need Him.  He does not think of us as "needy weaklings", but wants us to recognize that going to the Him for help acknowledges that we know He is the only One that can give us the solution we need for any situation. 

God is not shocked about anything we have done or over the thoughts that we think.  Nothing surprises Him or catches Him off guard.  He already knows and has the solution to any issue or problem that could ever happen!

"Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." (Matthrew 11:28-30 NIV)

Notice ... He will not scold or think bad thoughts of those who seek Him.  As a matter of fact, Jesus welcomes the weary and burdened, and wants to shower His children with loving-kindness, favor and mercy. (Read James 1)

Go Back to Move Ahead

The Bible teaches of a time when King David was at his lowest.  Nothing was going right; his enemies were surrounding him and even his family was in trouble.  David kept asking God, "When are you going to deliver me ... where are You?  Why have you abandoned me when I need you the most?" (from Psalm 13 and 1 Samuel 22)

Does any of this sound familiar?  I know I have asked those very questions of God, and more than once!

It did not take long for David to change the tune of his "night song", for even his enemies knew that the favor of God and His presence caused him to succeed in all he did. (1 Samuel 18:14)

The King trusted in the Lord despite how things looked.  In order to keep going during a difficult time, he reflected on how the Lord brought him though every challenge leading him to victory.  He realized that God's hand of favor (mercy) was on him even when he did not recognize it.  At that moment he became strong in the Lord, and the power of God's might helped David overcome and move ahead.

"... but I trust in Your unfailing love.  I will rejoice because You have (in the past and will now) rescued me.  I will sing to the LORD because He is good to me." (Psalm 13:5-6 NLT emphasis mine)

There are plenty situations in my life when I know God's hand of favor surrounded me like a shield, and in the midst of trouble, I found strength to carry on when I did not know what to do.  Many of those stories I have shared with you over the years here on Daily Favor, but only after I have gone to the Lord in prayer.

Let me encourage you to think back on the time(s) when you were at the lowest point(s) in your life.  If you cannot remember a time, ask the Holy Spirit to remind you of the turning from weakness to "when you became strong".  Exactly what happened?

How did God work His power (favor and grace) through the situation?  When you were weak, how did God reveal His strength to you?   

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My (God’s) ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.”

(Isaiah 55:9 NKJV) 

What did you find out about yourself during that time of weakness?  How did you become stronger allowing God's favor to work turning your sadness into gladness?  Share some of those times with someone; your godly testimony could be the answer they have waited for all along in helping them to become strong.  

As you choose to believe in the Bible as God’s truth, may He favor you with His strength and that your confession will always be …

Let the weak say: “I am strong.”

Let the poor say: “I am rich.”

Let the blind say: “I can see.”

It’s what the Lord has done in me.

 

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Until next time, favored blessings!

 

“Believe I will take you from weak to strong.”

Jesus Christ 

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Difference Maker

The beginning of May has the world celebrating the appreciation of teachers, nurses, hospitals and mothers along with a few other holidays. Nowhere do I see the celebration of appreciation of your own life or the life of others who do not fall in a specific category. 

As the days wear on with me continuing in my husband’s responsibilities, I have come to appreciate what a burden he carries for me as well as others.  When I realize what he does on a daily basis as “the usual” stuff, I am so thankful that I don’t have to do those things and that someone else is gifted or willing to take on tasks that I’m not that good at.  It makes me appreciate my own life and the gifts God has endowed to me even more. 

Transfer the Burden 

In Galatians 6 we are asked to bear one another’s burdens to fulfill the law of Christ as we go about being generous and doing good deeds for the Lord.  God promises that our deeds won’t go unnoticed and we will be rewarded in due season.  Sowing seeds into the Kingdom of Heaven allows us to reap eternally as well as here on Earth. 

There are a lot of jobs that frankly I hope I’ll never have to do, but if I had to I pray that I would be willing to carry them out without grumbling. 

Like Moses we may ask, “How can I alone bear your problems, burdens and complaints?” (from Deuteronomy 1:12 NKJV) 

Well we can’t, and knowing that not everyone can do every job, the Lord places a desire for certain tasks in our heart to fit us uniquely.  We need to appreciate the skills He has placed in each individual. 

God does not call everyone to be mothers/fathers, nurses, teachers or even people who care for pets.  He does however call everyone to carry a burden for someone in need, before handing them over to Him.  

“Therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:6-7 NKJV) 

In other words, cast your cares (burdens) on the Lord, because He cares about your life and appreciates what you do for Him.

 

"Cast your burden(s) on the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never permit the righteous to be moved." (Psalm 55:22 NKJV)

Are you appreciating the favored gifts God has given you to celebrate your own life by sharing those talents with others in order to become a "difference maker"?  When was the last time you showed appreciation to those who have shown favor by carrying a burden for you at some point in your life?  Obviously, they made a difference in some way.

Life is a precious gift to be celebrated - every life no matter their stance!  Every individual matters to God and it should to us as well.  Jesus has asked us to make a difference and do something that will count for eternity.  What will He have you do for Him today that demonstrates your appreciation for life?  Will you become a "difference maker" that get God's attention for granting more favor?

"For those who find Me find life and the LORD will be pleased with them to receive 

(gain, obtain, brings out good will) 

favor from the LORD." 

from Proverbs 8:35 

Until next time, appreciate favor when you receive it. 

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God Made Me Laugh

These past few weeks have been quite difficult for so many of you that the ''pray with ceasing" scripture has been easy to follow.  Through all the troubles, tests and trials has it been hard for you to find anything to smile about let alone laugh?  Believe me, I can relate!  

However, although I can sympathize (and empathize), God's way of doing things somehow always causes me to look at things differently, and yes at times, even makes me laugh! 

"God made me laugh."

In your quiet time have you ever found things you can laugh about with the Lord?  Try it ... it won’t be as difficult as you think, trust me.  

In my Bible study time I found some things that, in my eyes, God must have seen as "humorous" from His perspective.  Maybe not, but I sure did, especially because they connected with me in some way.

Scripture teaches in Genesis 21:6 of a time where God caused Sarah to laugh when He did a miracle in her life.  Sarah had longed to have a child of her own and even though she was up in years, the desire never went away or stopped being part of her dream of being a mother.   Not having children myself, her situation was easy to understand having had simular prayers for a child along my own journey.

Everyone thought it was crazy for her to have a child at age 90, but not God and He gave her the desire of her heart ... it just took a looooooong time!

"And Sarah declared, God has brought me laughter (her son Isaac).  All who hear about this will laugh with me." 

If Jehovah was not laughing at how ridiculous this looked to mankind, surely He had a huge smile on His face.  After all, what would be your reaction to seeing a 90 year old woman carrying her first born?  I know, pretty amazing!  No wonder her tears from trialsome times turned into laugher!

Now God could have given her that child when she was younger, but He didn’t.  Sarah had to trust God at His word and stay in faith during difficult times before she saw her breakthrough miracle.

I imagine there were some "belly" laughs going on don’t you think when the big even finally took place?

Terrible to Terrific

There was another passage (2 Kings 6:1-7) where I can picture all the "boys" gathered when something strange took place.

The story begins with Elisha and the prophets gathered by the Jordan River because it was a larger area for prayer and meetings.  This new location would be perfect, so they assembled with tools in hand to begin cutting down trees to create a log area for sitting.

Suddenly as one man was chopping, his ax head flew off and landed in the water!  I know that situation probably wasn't funny at the time, but the way I envision this happening, it must have been a sight to see the ax head flying off the handle and through the air into the river.

I can picture the men watching and their heads follow the action as the ax head soars up into the air and crashes down into the river sinking with a big splash!  

In desperation the man cutting the tree yelled to Elisha, "Oh Sir, it was a borrowed ax!"  In other words, "Oh no!!! Do something! I will have to pay for that!"

Can you picture this ... Elisha takes a deep breath, then walks over to the man. Ok ... calm down.  

This is what really happened.

Elisha asked, "Where did it fall?"  When the man pointed to the place, Elisha then cut a stick and tossed it into the water at the exact spot the man showed him.

Immediately, the ax head floated to the surface and Elisha shouted, "Grab it."  The man reached out into the water and grabbed the ax head that was borrowed!"

What a relief that man must have felt when the ax was retrieved, and what extraordinary favor in the way it happened!  After the fact and perhaps years down the road, the story of the floating ax head told by this man probably incorporated a bit of laughter.

There is always going to be something that challenges and tests our faith, yet in the midst of those events God provides a way out with unusual opportunities where He shouts - "Here, grab it."  In other words God is saying - trust Me, here is the answer, grab hold of it by faith before it slips away and is gone!  

Laugh at yourself. 

With so much negativity going on in the world and things not working out as planned I know it can be hard to laugh at the simple, so called "dumb" things we do that really don't make that much difference.  We tend to take things to heart a little more than usual, but that is when we need to do exactly the opposite of how we are feeling.  In fact, we need to learn not to take everything so seriously and laugh at ourselves even during difficult times.

A few weeks ago we found ourselves having our own tool mishap.  Our beloved KC kitty was having another asthma attack.  We administed her medicines and tried the inhaler but nothing was working this time.  Hubby did mouth to mouth as I held her, but her tiny body did not respond and she went to Jesus in my arms almost immediately.

Hubby was experiencing pain from kidney stones again and was not up to what he needed to do for our sweet girl. The weather was brutal, cold and snowy with the ground frozen solid.  For days we worked the land trying to dig a final resting place for KC.  Losing daylight I held a flashlight for hubby as he dug and dug to no avail.  

Suddenly the shovel broke and the end flew across the yard.  We watched as it went into the air landing away from the dig site.  Okay, it was dark ... but it went somewhere!

Turning to one another we began laughing ... now what are we going to do? ...oh Elisha ...

No, the situation did not change - it was a sad time with difficult circumstances, but our attitudes did and God worked everything out for our favor including Hubby passing a kidney stone and not needing surgery.

So,what is the point I am trying to make?

The lessons we can learn from Sarah and the prophet's ax head are that God does care about all the details, small or large,  He is aware of our circumstances and in the midst of trouble God is always there with answers, even though they may seem strange, unlikely, impossible or humorous.

If we truly trust God and bring our cares to Him, He may provide or supply our need in surprising unusual ways of favor.  Somewhere in it all there is something that will cause us to smile or laugh; not at the problem, but because God will come through with the solution and it might cause you to break out in laughter!

In the beginning there was unbelief, but in the end  Sarah found laughter and new joy.  The awkward flying ax story changed from a terrible unfortunate accident to a terrific impossible event that turned the prophet's crying into leaps of thankful joy.

The psalmist reminds us of God's promise when he triumphed over his enemies:

"Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones! Praise His Holy name. For His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor lasts a lifetime!  Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning." (Psalm 30:4-5 NLT)

I do not know what you may be experiencing at this time, but encourage you not to give up on God - joy is coming!  He holds nothing good back from you and is your hope of favor when faith seems weak.

"For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows (unique) favor and honor; no good thing does He withhold from those whose walk is blameless." (Psalm 84:11)

Like the anointed worship leader Don Moen wrote in an amazing song, "God will make a way, when there seems to be no way."

Believe God will do something new that will help you get through whatever it is by granting His unique favor to your situation as He did with Sarah and the perplexed prophet.

He will make a pathway to victory that you did not expect; it will cause joy and laughing to your spirit, soul and body. Then you will proclaim like Sarah, "God made me laugh!" 

Until next time, favored blessings!

"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." (1 Thessalonians 5:16-17)   

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Rolled Sleeves, Dusty Knees

With my husband entering the hospital on April 20^th, 2015 I knew that I would have to pick up the slack and take on some responsibilities that were usually left up to him.  

Not a problem I thought; how hard could it be?  After all most of the household things I already did in some minor form, so a few more things to do shouldn’t be a problem. 
 
How soon I learned that rolling up my sleeves and getting my knees a little dusty would take on a new appreciation of what my significant other did on a daily basis.

 

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Becoming Someone Else 

It has been almost a month since I’ve taken on the role of my husband’s obligations.  I’m handling things better now, but that wasn’t so when I began this new role playing. 

The first day that I needed to “be hubby” I was feeling rather confident that I could do all that he did plus my own chores without any real setbacks.  Actually it went pretty well the first and second days, but by the third day I was beyond tired and let’s say not as resourceful as I should have been. 

I had been in the hospital by my husband’s side for almost three days with the exception of a few hours to take care of pets and rescues.  My husband had set things up so that I didn’t need to do some things for ten days, excluding feeding the rescue animals and cleaning their areas.   

When morning came I needed to “go do” what he does every day, twice or three times a day.  Feeding, checking for wounds and playing with the animals are always rewarding. 
 
On the other hand, I dreaded cleaning litters, scooping throw-up, and wiping up “fragrant” packages the rescues left because they aren’t able to make it to the litter boxes.   

By the evening of day three I was slowing down and starting to cut corners so I could get back to the hospital.  Of course this turned out not to be a good thing to do.  That night as I sat on a bucket trying to clean the litters I began to cry, “Lord I can’t do this.  Give me strength to do all I need to for them.”   

I heard a voice in my spirit telling me to do the best I could and it would be alright.  At first I thought it was just me looking for a way to cop out, but as I worked my way through the “duty” I felt God giving me strength to do what I needed to for each responsibility.

As I took on the burden of my husband, God took on all my burdens to help me through each day.  Even with lack of sleep and food, the prayers of the Saints sustained me through it all.

Leaving a Deposit No One Wanted 

On Tuesday, May 5^th my husband had been moved to the surgical wing of the hospital.  By now he was more responsive, but still pretty heavily medicated.  Wednesday was a day of progression and he was sitting up in a chair. 

We were chatting when I glanced to my right and noticed a naked body backing into his room.  I told him to look the other way and I quickly went to the door to see who was making a literal appearance.  It was a sweet 80ish year old woman who had gotten lost and thought she was returning to her room. 

She was holding her dressing gown that was saturated in blood in her right hand, and her fully extended left hand was supporting a bowel deposit that she was carrying down the hospital hallway.  Suddenly a nurse swat team zoomed in on the situation and rescued the wandering lady. 

Trying to comfort the confused soul, I blocked the way so she couldn’t continue on her wrong path.  

Approaching the scene one of the nurses held out her hand and told the lady, “Give that deposit to me.”  She wasn’t wearing gloves or even thought twice about what she had asked the distressed woman to do. 
 
She was given a clean gown and together we escorted her back to her room three doors down from my husband’s. 

I was so impressed by what the nurse did and thought how petty my complaints were before the Lord.  Would I be willing to take on that kind of responsibility for life as she did? 
 

Secret Fruit 

Later that day the nurse who collected the holdings came into our room and said, “I’m sure glad it was you who saw that woman. She had pulled out her catheter including the ball and was bleeding down the corridor.”  The nurse’s statement was rather strange I thought, especially since I never met her.  It wasn’t until the next day that I found out what she meant. 

She had been watching me as I assisted in whatever I could for the past few weeks. By the time my husband was moved to the surgical wing, the staff knew who I was because I seemed to always be there.   
 

When my husband was sleeping I helped with visitors, answered waiting room phones, checked on coffee units, counseled, prayed, gave out smoothie recipes, changed linens or cleaned rooms.  For me I just wanted to stay busy to take my mind off what was happening in my own life.  Rolling up my sleeves and getting dusty knees while mopping floors didn’t seem that significant in lieu of what others were doing before my eyes. 

We found out that the nurse was a sister-in-law of a man who was in cardio physical rehab with my husband.  He had told her all about us and that we were Christians.   

“But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father (in Heaven) who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.” (Matthew 6:3-4 NKJV)  

Our testimony and works had gone before us. How wonderful that God had allowed us to bear fruit for Him while we were in the middle of our own storm, because of seeds previously sown.  What we had done in secret the Lord made public. 

Appreciating Your Life 

The beginning of May has the world celebrating the appreciation of teachers, nurses, hospitals and mothers along with a few other holidays. Nowhere did I see the celebration of appreciation of your own life. 

As the days wear on with me continuing in my husband’s responsibilities, I have come to appreciate what a burden he carries for me as well as others.  When I realize what he does on a daily basis as “the usual” stuff, I am so thankful that I don’t have to do those things and that someone else is gifted or willing to take on tasks that I’m not that good at.  It makes me appreciate my own life and the gifts God has endowed to me even more. 

Transfer the Burden 

In Galatians 6 we are asked to bear one another’s burdens to fulfill the law of Christ as we go about being generous and doing good deeds for the Lord.  God promises that our deeds won’t go unnoticed and we will be rewarded in due season.  Sowing seeds into the Kingdom of Heaven allows us to reap eternally as well as here on Earth. 

There are a lot of jobs that frankly I hope I’ll never have to do, but if I had to I hope that I would be willing to carry them out without grumbling. 

Like Moses we may ask, “How can I alone bear your problems, burdens and complaints?” (from Deuteronomy 1:12 NKJV) 

Well we can’t, and knowing that not everyone can do every job, the Lord places a desire for certain tasks in our heart to fit us uniquely.  We need to appreciate the skills He has placed in each individual. 

God does not call everyone to be mothers/fathers, nurses, teachers or even people who care for pets.  He does however call everyone to carry a burden for someone in need, before handing them over to Him.  

“Therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:6-7 NKJV) 

In other words, “Cast your cares (burdens) on the Lord, because He cares about your life and appreciates what you do for Him.” 

 

"Cast your burden(s) on the Lord, and He will sustain you;

He will never permit the righteous to be moved." (Psalm 55:22 NKJV)

Jesus has asked us to make a difference and do something that will count for eternity.  What will He have you do for Him today?
 

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The Appreciation Challenge 

Learning to appreciate those in our lives sometimes goes less noticed, and that’s why we are going to do something to make a difference in the life of someone else. 

Our challenge this week will be to totally take on all responsibilities of someone we live with whether it is an adult or child (except actual jobs in or outside the home), while still doing our own duties.  It’s not a switch-a-roo challenge, but doing it all without complaining task to show the other person how much you appreciate what they contribute to the family. 

Maybe you already have the task of being both mother and father to your family and taking on those added responsibilities doesn’t seem challenging.  For you, the challenge will be to take on daily duties of someone else you see every day. 

Doing this may seem easy if you only do it for one or two days. Believe me, if you take this appreciation challenge seriously you will be thinking differently by day four. 

We want to show the Lord we believe that He will give us the strength, wisdom, knowledge and understanding to bear fruit without wavering when it gets tough.  Rolling up our sleeves and getting a little dust on bended knees is not a burden when we cast them on the Lord, but a blessing from God.

May He grant us favor as we learn to appreciate the life we have been given to live before Him and all mankind.

 

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                                      Until next time, appreciate favor when you see it. 

 

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