Mikeschair - Let The Waters Rise

Does it sometimes feel like the whole world is against you at once? No matter what you do, no matter how brave a face you put on, it's killing you slowly from the inside. It's hard to want to pray and read the Bible when it seems like God doesn't hear you, or that maybe He doesn't care. Why should we put our trust in Christ if we don't feel like it's helping any?

It's when we're faced with the hard times like this that simple, trite answers aren't enough to keep our faith cemented. Maybe it isn't enough just to believe that He's there? Faith can only take you as far as you'll let it go. When our happy way of life gets challenged, do we just quit and say, "Oh, I guess God doesn't care about me because He's not doing enough to make me happy." Or perhaps we give up on God altogether. But what we too often don't do is look deeper into the hardships we think we have and see where God is really working in and around our lives through the circumstances.

Neither Jesus or the Bible ever said that we'd live an easy life as Christians. In fact, He told us in Matthew 24:9 that, "Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake." We will have to face those raging seas and deep waters of our life, but we're truly never alone through those times.

How can we know? Because Jesus knows exactly what it's like. During His life on earth, He faced all the same trials and temptations that we face today. And yet, He lived the perfect life, one without any sin. He is in the perfect position to be there to help us through those same difficulties today. He'll always be there with us, even if we can't see Him from time to time.