"If you would earnestly seek God and make your supplication to the Almighty, if you were pure and upright, surely now He would awake for you, and prosper your rightful dwelling place." Job 8:5-6 (NKJV)
Have there been moments in your life where you feel as if you've fallen into a hole and have no way of crawling out, wishing you could start all over and somehow make different decisions to avoid the outcome you've found yourself in? Have you ever felt as if you've made a wrong turn and have helplessly lost your way? Where do you turn when you can't start over? Where do you find the strength to go on?
The Lord wants us to seek Him
earnestly. To do that, it needs to come from sincere, genuine and thoughtful heart. Think back to some of the times when you've earnestly sought after the Lord. How many of those times were when you were most desperate? Unfortunately, times of extreme anxiety and hopelessness, tend to bring us to our knees with the most frank and heartfelt cries. Now think, how many times when things returned to some form of normalcy, did you
not seek Him with the same intense desire? Did you leave Him on the "side-lines" until another moment came when you could no longer make it on your own?
What state is your life in now? On a scale of one to ten, where does your life fall into place with how earnestly you've been seeking the Lord? He
wants you to cry out to Him. He desires you to bring your requests to Him. Today, choose to desire the Lord always, and not just when things look bleak. Make the decision to seek Him throughout your days, in
everything, and to do it with a heart that cries out like your heart that's cried out when things have been discouraging.
Sometimes it takes something bad to bring about something good. Things in your life right now are chaotic and you need help. Call on the Lord and seek Him earnestly… and then, don't forget Him when things are beginning to look up.
Pray:
Dear Heavenly Father,
Today I'm seeking You with all of my heart and asking You to help me out of the mess that I'm in. I've reached the end of my rope and can't do this alone. I need You. Please help me to get out of this "hole" and back on track. Give me a sense of purpose and courage to face what lies ahead. Encourage me to finish what needs to get done, and when things begin "looking up", I pray that I would continue to seek You as desperately as I am now. I'm sorry for all the times when I've looked to You when times were tough and then set You aside. Please forgive me. Thank You for Your love and grace. Thank You for helping me through this.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.
© 2004 Amy Verlennich
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