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Topic: At Wit’s End (02/13/14)
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TITLE: Falling into The Arms of Jesus | Previous Challenge Entry
By Richard Hicks
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Sometimes I feel like I am in sinking sand-I keep picturing quicksand. I believe sin is just that. When we follow the sin of selfishness to its core instead of allowing God to lead us we come to the end of our rope. He should not be our last resort but rather our first option for He is the answer to all our problems.
God is always reaching out his hand for us but He needs us to be still so we can hear Him, receive Him; and be ushered into His awesome presence which can only happen when there are no distractions. God always will provide a refuge from the storm around us through His peaceful presence but often we will still have to face the storm until He calms the waters. He wants to teach us to lean on Him and grow our faith. Sometimes God will choose to use difficult circumstances in our lives to stretch us.
It seems like my whole life unraveled in one month's time... My Wife and I ended up moving ten miles from a house in the country back into town. One day as I was going down the steps to load a box into the car, I was not completely paying attention, and when my left foot hit the ground I ended up falling on my left side. My left foot bent the same way that I fell and I screamed out yelping loudly in pain. I was all by myself lying outside by the car. I had left my cell phone in the kitchen and I knew no one was going to rush to my aid for I was out in the boonies. I waited until the pain was bearable enough for me to pull myself up and then slowly move. I painfully hobbled into the kitchen to get my cell phone.
I was able to drive home using my right foot. As soon as I made my way in the door Fonda said, “Let’s have a look at that leg.” We both looked and found my ankle was the size of a baseball. She helped me get into a chair and elevated my leg; she put on a gauze patch with an ice pack on top. It then got worse-my whole foot began to swell turning completely black and blue.
Amidst the upheaval, I had a really close internet friend have a stroke and go into a coma. They did an operation to try to ease the swelling of his brain but it didn’t work. His family elected to take him off life-support the day after I had fell. This just added to the misery and suffering I was already experiencing. I was practically in a daze when moving, and then shocked at the death of a great friend.
In the midst of all my chaos, I could hear James’ voice rejoicing in heaven, and at times hear his voice trying to encourage me. We were as close as brothers; I miss our chats, and the prayers we used to have as well. True friends are hard to find.
In terms of our day to day lives, is Jesus a close friend, or merely a distant relative? Thankfully Jesus treats us as a loving Father, allowing us to experience both joy and pain when needed.Romans 8:17-18. Worry is a mental condition of emotional exhaustion; it is like a red flag signaling that one is at the end of their rope. When that happens, when we fall into the arms of Jesus, He will carry us through to the other end and there we will find our faith. As the Bible says, “Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you....”—James 4:8 (NASB)
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How wonderful that we're able to reach out to Christ who will carry us through, no matter what, and will reconcile us unconditionally with His love and wisdom.
Thank your for sharing your heartfelt story, that ultimately nailed the topic in the interim, and solidified how quickly our time here on earth can done. I know that you realize that one day, we'll be reunited with our loved ones for all eternity, and so hold on to that as well.
God bless~
How wonderful that we're able to reach out to Christ who will carry us through, no matter what, and will reconcile us unconditionally with His love and wisdom.
Thank you for sharing your heartfelt story, that ultimately nailed the topic in the interim, and solidified how quickly our time here on earth can be done.
I know that you realize that one day, we'll be reunited with our loved ones for all eternity, and so hold on to that as well.
God bless~
It reads well, but I noted that you changed your mind about red ink.
This is only my humble opinion, but I thought it would read better if you'd started with the trauma, 'It seems like my whole life unravelled in one month,' and the three paragraphs following that. Just a bit of rearranging here and there, but as I said, it's only my opinion.
On the whole a great piece.