"Do You Not Know? Have You Not Heard?"

Despair

Life gets rough sometimes doesn't it? Uhm hmm, and we get tired, in fact so tired that we often despair. Sure we do. We despair to the extent that we apply the negative to our situation and to any who might be privy to it. In other words, we can get so despondent that we think to ourselves and sometimes aloud that nobody can help us. Then we take it a step further and think and sometimes speak aloud that the Lord has forgotten about us or has forsaken us. Have you ever been in a situation such as the one that I just described? Most of us have at some point or another.

A Lesson for Us Via Israel

The thing is, we need to recognize it for what it is, "a pity party," and move on. I like what I read in Isaiah 40: 21, 27-28 this morning. In this scripture, it seems that Israel was having a pity party because of their hard taskmasters and living situation. You remember that I often tell you that the Lord sees, knows and cares about us. Well, He had Isaiah to remind Isreal about Who He is with these words: "Do you not now? Have you not heard?" It is like He is saying to them, "How can you even think that I, Who, invented knowledge and made you, can forget about you or anything else?" He had Isaiah to have them to understand, wait on the Lord.

Another Lesson

That sentence reminds me of Jesus' words to His disciples when they were afraid of the storm and He said, "Oh ye of little faith."  (Matthew 8:26 KJV) After He said that, what did He do? He stilled the storm.  And y'all know what the disciples did don't you? Yes, they feared and marveled among themselves wondering, "What manner of Man is this that even the wind and the sea obey Him?" "Stick a pin" in that thought and learn a lesson from it.

A Time for All Things

Then, too, I was reading from Ecclesiastes 33 yesterday and read the passage that says, "There is a  time for everything on earth." That means that during our living down here on this earth there will be the various times that are mentioned in this chapter. But, as the chapter says, none of it and not even us, will last always. Have learned to apply that maxim to any given unpleasant circumstance. And I remind myself, Who does last always and is always faithful? God. It is as simple as that.

In Conclusion

So, you keep telling yourself that He is faithful until He resolves your particular situation. I have learned not to even question, "Why?" I know that whatever I am going through, there is a reason for it. My walk with the Lord has taught me to trust Him. Thus, I leave you with these words, "Wait on God,' for 'Do you not know? Have you not heard?" He is good!

Doing What I Can, While I Can Because I Care,

Alma L. Stepping On Jones