GOD ANSWERS: You will Not Be Ashamed.
"God has an answer for every question or feeling that our heart ponders." This statement has become a cliché among religious people. However, I recently found myself questioning its validity.
Last week, two significant events occurred that brought this question to my heart. A family friend called, devastated because her father, who had been ill, had just passed away. Later that evening, I saw that a younger age mate had gotten married. Slowly, I became sad, not because I envied them, but because I felt God did as He pleased. Why couldn't He prevent bad events, and why was it taking so long for me to achieve my goals in my life_?
Finding Comfort in God's Word
I blurted out at that moment, "Let the _rapture_ just take place." Living had become a burden, and I felt overwhelmed by my _everyday living struggles_. But then, I felt a cooked-up feeling eating away at my heart.
The next day, during _prayer and devotion_, the Lord led me to Isaiah 54. I felt the Lord speaking directly to my heart:
Isaiah 54:1 (MSG) - "Sing, barren woman, who has never had a baby. Fill the air with song, you who've never experienced childbirth! You're ending up with far more children than all those childbearing women."
God says so!
The day before, I felt ashamed because I had, in my sense, achieved nothing. I had only counted my losses and not seen the good things the Lord had done. But then, I read
Isaiah 54:4 (MSG) - "Don't be afraid - you're not going to be embarrassed...Don't hold back - you're not going to come up short."
At that moment, I strongly related to the plight of the widow. Something we hold dear or consider of great importance has been taken away, or our life is far away from our expectations. We consider hiding in shame, scared of hearing our voice because we're afraid it might betray our inadequacies.
But the Lord has come to say to us, "You are not going to be embarrassed. Don't be afraid." Everything can happen, but you won't know shame. Your business might have crumbled, but you won't know shame. Your marriage might have failed, but you won't know shame.
The indignities that came with that "widowhood" will be forgotten, and all the humiliation will fade from your memory. Your maker is all out for you. God answers, and the answer for you is that you will not be ashamed.
Stay Revived!
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