When struggles in our lives seem to overwhelm us, you and I need to remember some words from an old hymn that asks God to “Hold me fast, let me stand in the hollow of your hand.” Sometimes, our workloads can become unbearably heavy and our days extremely hectic with responsibilities, it is then that God looks down and picks us up holding us fast, securely in His hand. This happens many times when we aren’t even aware of His help. Let me encourage you to learn to “lean on Him” and feel the strength of His loving arms surrounding you. Listen for His comforting voice telling you that He cares for you and that His grace is sufficient for each day’s trials and needs.
The Lord devises ways of turning difficulties into deliverances and problems into praise. He WILL glorify His name in our lives even when we are in tough situations.
When all that we do is done to gain glory for the Lord, God blesses and multiplies that kind of attitude.
Each of you is working towards another National Day of Prayer, the crowning day of your efforts each year. The load you carry is huge. You can’t even see your way around the mountain of responsibilities. But, be faithful and you will hear God’s “Well done, my Faithful Servant!”
Never lose sight of our goal—to make an impact for Christ on peoples’ lives, that ultimately will also make an eternal difference. How many souls will know Jesus better because of the impact you’ve made on them.
A person who has never lost himself in a cause bigger than himself has missed one of life’s mountaintop experiences. I know we have all found ourselves facing tasks bigger than ourselves. It is then that you and I must learn to “lean heavily” on God’s promise to equip us and go before us, as He opens the doors.
Our responsibility is to “drop a seed” wherever we are. We may be unaware of the crop we have sown. Some never know they have planted a forest. They will be stunned to find those extra jewels in their heavenly crowns. God has promised that “His word shall not return unto Him void.” I think there is also the promise that “Our work for Him never returns void.” Don’t forget that D. L. Moody’s life was impacted when he heard “The world has yet to see what the Lord can do in and through and for the one who is fully yielded to Him.
When the days become exceedingly weary, Psalm 23 tells us that our Shepherd will refresh us and carry us to quiet streams of peace and hope and comfort. He knows we need those precious moments to reflect only on Him. Remember, even Jesus found the need to go aside and rest in the bosom of His Father. If Jesus needed to be refreshed, how much more do we need that special time of coming apart into our Heavenly Father’s presence.
Nothing is more rewarding than to know that God only asks each of us to be a vessel to do His work on earth. Our responsibility is to use our abilities to sow the seed He designs for us to do. It is God who brings the increase that He desires from our labors. When we do the Lord’s work, our efforts do not return empty but will accomplish whatever He wishes (Isaiah 33:11). And we don’t do His work without His help. Philippians 2:13 tells us that “God is at work within you helping you do the tasks assigned to you.” Duty is ours. The results are God’s
I have a note on my desk that says, “Life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus Christ.” Let’s not let our hectic schedules and heavy loads overwhelm us, but let us “keep on, keeping on!” God gives great rewards for our faithfulness!
--Fern Nilson
National Honorary Leader
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