Encouragement From the Flock

"I Am Never Without"

As we approach the Christmas season, we naturally start to think of the characters involved, such as Mary.  She must have felt pretty helpless, when she found out she would be raising the Son Of God.  I often feel inadequate and helpless just raising natural children.  I will never experience what Mary did but "helplessness" is a feeling that I have had a lot lately.

When our daughter was told she had a large tumor that needed to be removed and a cancer specialist was asked to assist in the surgery -I felt helpless.

When one of my students, this fall, told me that his daddy ran away from home last night -I felt helpless.

Or when my own child comes home and cries in his bedroom and won't tell me what is wrong, or one calls home and you know they could sure benefit from a hug from their mom, but you're too far away -I feel helpless.

And when my husband makes a decision that I don't fully agree with -I feel helpless.

So, what do I do with this feeling of helplessness? I pray and believe.

Paul says in his first letter to the Corinthians 2 vs. 2 & 3 "for I determine to know nothing among you except 'Jesus Christ' and Him crucified and I was with you in weakness and in fear and trembling."  That's me!  So powerless, so weak, so in need of help and with only my belief that:

God's promises are always true.  (II Cor. 1: 20)

That God is Love. (1 John 4:16)

That perfect love, casts out fear. (1 John 4:18)

If you seek Me with your whole heart , you will find Me. (Jer. 29:13)

That He will never leave me nor forsake me. (Josh 1:5b)

Whatsoever, you shall ask in My name, believing, you shall receive. (Matt.  21:22)

Praise God that He has shown me through my helplessness that I am never without hope, never without faith, never without trust in the word implanted in my heart and never without the God of the Universe who walks with me through every helpless moment.  And reminding myself through all of this -I am never helpless.   

" I will send to you a 'Helper' (Holy Spirit) that will be with you forever." (John 14:16)  My prayer is that I will realize my helplessness in every moment of every day, so that I would rely on Him for everything and pray!

In Christ,

Bonnie Hoyt