When we are faced with something that we do not want; a sickness, a loss of any kind, heartbreak, or when we find ourself in a desperate situation where we do not know what to do or how to even get through the day, or maybe when it is more vague, just a slight feeling of miscontent, boredom, emptiness, it is the right moment to try something that maybe we have never tried before.
Almost everybody is conditioned to manage the complexities of life themselves. Sometimes we have to seek professional help, but God, the Source of all life, perfect and powerful, are very often not sought out.
It is the humanity of Jesus that gives us the key.
It is the link between Him and us.
Since He is also God, is it not reasonable to take the risk, to let go of ourselves,
even for a while,
and just TRUST?
It does not render us passive, on the contrary.
To lean on God, to live in a conscious dependency relationship with Him, to surrender in every situation, to live in his presence, translates itself into eternal life, which starts here on earth.
People who live with serious illness, who live in constant incertitude, who do not have frames of references for how to live, because the previous thoughts that motivated their actions are no longer possible, they might find themselves living in a situation that feels like an empty space.
My heart goes out to any person that suffers, and God do not create suffering, but in those conditions, if He is sincerely called upon, He will show his power, and He will fill that empty space with good things.
That is the truth.
"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit."
(Psalm 34:18 New International Version (NIV)
