HELP FOR YOU

DEVOTIONS FROM REV. PAT

LOPSIDED LEANING

Many of you enjoy the season that has started, spring. You look out and you say the grass is green, the days are getting longer, and the springbirds are back. Then you say this pain I bare is not a new and refreshing feeling, in fact for many of you it is unbearable and makes it hard to live any quality of life.

The changing of the seasons doesn't mean the changing of what we go through in our bodies.

However Paul the Apostle told God he had an infirmity that was unbearable and God told him something that rings through to my ears when I am in pain or my ears ring, or old child hood memories that are not good that helps get me through the hard time.

2 Corinthians 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Think about those words God said his grace "unmerited favor" is enough to get Paul through and that His God's strength is made perfect in Paul's weakness.

Think of these words the God of the universe is saying he is enough for Paul and us to get through.

He (God) is saying lean on me... I am here to help and hold you up when you think you can not make it... I am here. You may be leaning lopsided but now you are leaning on me.

Today, when your pain is unbearable... take time, stop, to call on God, read the Word or go into a dark quiet room and pray and say... I need you to lean on as I cannot stand on my own strength today... so God please allow me to lean on you.

I had to do this after being told I had a brain tumor. The first thing I thought was death.

But then I started leaning on God and through his strength I was able to recover fairly well.

Yes I still have ringing ears and other things but when they rear their ugly heads I just tell God... I need to lean on you and he gives me the strength.

Yes I believe God can and will heal me but until then I am going to be lopsided while leaning against him. Take time today in your pain whether it be physical, emotional or what ever it may be to lean and be lopsided a little while you are going through that. Let God be there for you to lean against.

GOD HAS GOOD

PLANS

FOR YOUR

FUTURE

know what I'm doing.

I have it all planned out--

plans to take care of you,

not abandon you,

plans to give you

the future you hope for.

"When you call on me,

when you come

and pray to me,

I'll listen.

Jeremiah 29:11

(Message Bible)