I find myself saying a lot to myself and others lately "God will provide, God is Faithful, God will comfort, God will give you peace..." and many other things. Sometimes i try really hard not to say these things when others are hurting because i realize how to someone who is experiencing deep pain these words, can be just words, and can seem as if I were saying..."I don't really care enough to listen to your pain, I just want to say that I made you feel better by saying these things to you."
But today as i thought about it, sometimes these words aren't so cliche after all. Not when they are spoken by someone who deeply and truly loves you. Not when they are spoken with softness, kindness, and patience, and not when they are spoken because your friend wants to remind you of real biblical theology and truth that should bring our souls comfort.
I, so very often, actually long to hear these words spoken to me by my closest friends because it is often when I am in a pit of despair, or sorrow that it can be the hardest for me to look up and remember the truth I can find in my God.
I don't have the ability to know where you are at today, spiritually, emotionally, or physically. But I pray that these words won't just sound cliche to you....because God will provide look at Mathew 6:25-34, God will comfort and bring peace look at Revelation 21:4 , and our God is faithful look at his faithfullness to the Israelites time and time again throughout the Old Testament.
I hope that these words to you today don't sound like just cliche's.
2 comments:
God's words can be incredibly powerful. When I got the call about Kevin, it was the same exact moment that I had to go pick up the kids from school. Mattie was sick with strep in bed. I had to leave her to go get the other kids and I was worried about Robb driving home, alone, upset, in the rain.
The verse "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace who's mind is stayed on Him." (yeah, I did my memorizing in the days when the KJV was my only choice.) They sewed me together until I could fall apart.
I wonder if it has to do with credibility...that you have actually experience God in that way before you say it. And if you haven't, you should probably not say it. You know? Like owning it. "Comforting with the comfort with which you've been comforted." (more KJV lol)
i love ya, girl.
i love you too :)
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