I sometimes start questioning myself looking at the situations around me that is my God really around me? The pain and the problems in life entangle me so much that to rise above it sometimes next to impossible. I really wonder how did I live my past 25 years of my life.
Life is a twisted roller coaster will ups and downs, most of the twist is full of wonders that how can I overcome this twist? This twist in life will surely twist me to death. It was yet another incident that I went through that I realized that the calculations and equations I tried to balance were not summing up to a profit nor was it ending in a no loss no gain state. I felt that all my calculations went wrong and my expectations were all broken.
It was this time that the rema – the living word of God spoke to me saying, Cast your burdens unto Jesus and He will care for you. It again spoke to me for the Joy of the Lord is my strength.
Well that’s where I realized that the joy of the Lord is really my strength and it was this strength that lead me through in past 25 years of my twisted roller coaster ride,
What I realized in when the twist were beyond my capabilities, I felt was that the more you keep you God joyful the more you receive strength not to escape this roller coaster ride but to overcome it with splendid success.
You may ask me then what is the key to keep God joyful? Well the rema speaks for itself.
Read this passage:
Psalm 66
To the Chief Musician. A Song. A Psalm.
1 Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
2 Sing out the honor of His name;
Make His praise glorious.
3 Say to God,
“How awesome are Your works!
Through the greatness of Your power
Your enemies shall submit themselves to You.
4 All the earth shall worship You
And sing praises to You;
They shall sing praises to Your name.” Selah
5 Come and see the works of God;
He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men.
6 He turned the sea into dry land;
They went through the river on foot.
There we will rejoice in Him.
7 He rules by His power forever;
His eyes observe the nations;
Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
8 Oh, bless our God, you peoples!
And make the voice of His praise to be heard,
9 Who keeps our soul among the living,
And does not allow our feet to be moved.
10 For You, O God, have tested us;
You have refined us as silver is refined.
11 You brought us into the net;
You laid affliction on our backs.
12 You have caused men to ride over our heads;
We went through fire and through water;
But You brought us out to rich fulfillment.
13 I will go into Your house with burnt offerings;
I will pay You my vows,
14 Which my lips have uttered
And my mouth has spoken when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer You burnt sacrifices of fat animals,
With the sweet aroma of rams;
I will offer bulls with goats. Selah
16 Come and hear, all you who fear God,
And I will declare what He has done for my soul.
17 I cried to Him with my mouth,
And He was extolled with my tongue.
18 If I regard iniquity in my heart,
The Lord will not hear.
19 But certainly God has heard me;
He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God,
Who has not turned away my prayer,
Nor His mercy from me!
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| Title | INDE07090009-The Joy of the Lord is my Strength |
| Section | Key Concept |
| Category | Inspiration |