I have been reading blog entries here and there, and have found some really desperate ladies out there.  I can feel their pain!  I have been desperate too.  It comes with the territory!

This morning I had a long discussion with a dear loved one about desperation.  She knows the truth, Loves the Lord and wants to live a Christ-like life, but there is a lot of hurting out there.

Her struggle is with sin, and she asked me "if Christ died for all my sins, past present and future, then why am I still sinning?  He died for those sins, so it seems like I don't have any choice in the matter if He already knew about those sins.  He died for them, so I guess I just have to sin anyway.  He KNEW I would sin because He died for my future sins.  I feel like I am destined to sin and don't have any choice in the matter."

Wow.  How to answer that?

Well, God knew, yes He knew we would continue to sin even though He died for those sins.  I started thinking about it.  Yesterdays sins are gone, remembered no more by our Lord.  He knows our nature!  But He also wants us to trust him for everything. 

 Seek Him First. 

The Bible says that TODAY is the day of  Salvation. 

 He wants to save us from our sins, today. 

 We can turn to Him for strength and help today. 

 THIS is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. 

 Don't wait until tomorrow.  TODAY.  This is what we have, today. 

 If we "blow it" today, His mercies are new every morning.  We start over. 

 THIS TOO SHALL PASS. 

There are so many times we all feel so despondent!  We get that "sinking feeling"  kind of like Peter, right?  When he was walking on the water and he took his eyes off the Lord, he started to sink.  Are you sinking?  Where are your eyes?  What are you focusing on?

  Focus on the Lord, and He will save you!

Do you feel the sand being washed out beneath your feet?  Are you falling??  Get your feet back up on the rock, THE ROCK.  You know who the rock is! 

Are you worried about "global warming?"  The Lord would rather you not worry about that, He's in charge.  Keep your eyes on Him and don't be lukewarm.  Being lukewarm is a whole lot more serious of a condition than the so called global warming crisis. 

Ok, so my sermon is about to come to an end.  (This too shall pass!  LOL)

Friends, I want to challenge you.  Blogging is fun.  Cyberfriends are great!  But many times I find ladies here on HSB who are burned out, depressed, stressed and desperate. 

 Please pray for your blogging buddies and encourage them to Look To The Lord. 

Encourage them with God's Word and not your own opinions.  (been there done that, ouch.)  Reach out to those who need to know that God is here, Emmanuel.  Right here with us.  And with Him on our side, we are more than conquerors!!!

Running the race, trusting daily,

seeking HIS face, accepting His mercy and grace,

Nancy