Jeremiah 29:11-13- 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
When we hit the lowest times of our lives, no matter what it is that has brought us there, we more than likely question God as to why me?? Why are these things happening to me?? These verses come to mind and there is so much truth to them.. God has a BIG plan for us.. Plans to prosper us, to give us HOPE and a future.. Not to harm us. When these hard times come, is when we truly do soul searching. When we seek Him with ALL our hearts, we will find Him.. God knows.. He understands and loves us so.. He understands our questioning..
But we also have to keep in mind, the devil also seeks to destroy us.. He can use the trying times in our lives to get us to turn against God. We HAVE to be always seeking God and turning to God instead of away from Him. He is the only one that can offer us hope and a future.. Our future is in Heaven with Him. Our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.
When life came crashing down for me, I tried everything else to deal with the pain inside. Nothing worked because Jesus is the ONLY one who can take that pain and turn it into something good. He is the ONLY one that can be the balm on your wounded soul. The other things that we turn to are not going to fix the issue inside.. The issue inside is that Jesus is the ONLY one that can fill that hole and that can heal and offer you hope. Why did all these things happen to me?? Because Satan set out to destroy me just as he is trying with you. But God had bigger plans.. Plans to prosper me, plans to offer me hope that I had never known before. Our life on Earth is but a vapor compared to what is yet to come. Is it so bad to suffer a little for God but to gain alot??
When you hit what you feel is the lowest point of your life, who will you follow and seek?? Jesus the one who offers you a life eternal with Him and joy in Him or will you follow Satan who offers nothing but destruction??