Author: Cheryl Zelenka
The widow was left alone to tend the farm. Her husband and son had died in the war and now she alone had to bring in the harvest. She could hire laborers, but there was no money to pay them. She needed the produce to make it through the winter and buy seed for the spring.
Still reeling with grief, she lacked the energy and desire to finish the task. How could she manage the harvest? Why had God left her to weather such an impossible storm?
Adversities, and the problems we find within them, often suck the air right out of us. We see a mountain before us and cannot see any way around it, and the thought of climbing it is overwhelming. It is beyond our strength. We spend nights awake filled with worry. Stressed, we forget God is aware of our circumstances and has the power to help if we but cry out to Him and TRUST.
In reality, in this life many of the things we face are beyond our strength. God designs circumstances with the hope that we will cry out to Him for assistance. He wants us to rely on Him.
As our Creator, “He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.” Psalm 103:14
We can either let the trial crush us or ask God to strengthen and help us overcome the foreboding obstacle. Continue reading “Trusting God’s Goodness”
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