Have you had your JOY JUICE today? Don’t think it’s only for happy days!
All of us
experience grief. If we never had heartache or trials, we’d become
self-sufficient, and we might not see the need to call upon the name of the
Lord. Have you noticed that we often
wait until that time of crisis before we think to pray?
Praying
should be our FIRST resort…not our last!
Before the pain of death, before the devastation of a fatal accident or
the diagnosis of cancer, before the crushing blow of a spouse walking
out….BEFORE these things happen, we need to be praying and drawing close to
God. James 4:10 gives wise instruction: “Come
close to God, and he will come close to you.”
When our
hearts are aching with pain, anguish and sadness, if we have already learned
how to come close to God….then it will be much easier to call upon Him and feel
His presence during our grief. We “come
close” to Him by believing and accepting Him as Lord of our lives. We draw close by reading the scriptures and
praying faithfully; by surrounding ourselves with Godly friends who help us to
be accountable for our words and our actions.
And when we “come close to God…..he will come close to us”. That’s a promise!
The remainder
of that verse commands that we need to
“clean up our lives”…..by allowing the dirt to be put through the cleansing
agent called the blood of Jesus. Let’s
clear our minds of any doubts that may cloud and dilute our faith.
Draw close to God; you’ll find yourself drinking and serving the
JOY JUICE of Jesus….even in the midst of grief.
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