From whence cometh my help? From the Lord!!

Anytime when the static of life is all around me with worries, I always go back to what is stated from the word of God; ‘Where does my help come from?’

 (Psalm 121:1-3)

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.”

Another great scripture to look up as well…

(Romans 8:31-32)

“What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?”

Where is the source to everything that we deal with in life? It always leads us to the beginning of our life in Christ; when we recited the sinners prayer within our heart. To Him we freely confessed our sins and accepted Him into our life while letting go of the weight of chains that has been binding us for so long; from that time we laid all of our burdens upon Him.

(Matthew 11:28-30)

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

So many times we have made the mistake to try to handle situations through our own abilities and by our own understanding and with all efforts, everything fails to work. The reason is obvious; we didn’t go to the source: Jesus Christ, where we simply ask Him and it shall freely be given to us. The Lord constantly reminds us all the time throughout His truth that we are to seek Him, Ask Him, Trust in Him. Do you notice everything involves Him. Well, here are a few scriptures to look at, that is in reference to what I am discussing today.

*Don’t lean on your own understanding*

(Proverbs 3:5-6)

“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and he shall direct thy paths.”

*Ask and Seek Him and you will find what you are looking for*

(Matthew 7:7-8)

“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.”

We can either do two things;

1.       Allow the static of this world to overwhelm us to the point of it overcoming us

Or

2.       Allow Jesus to take full control of what all is around you and receiving peace at the same time

People often say that it is easier said then done, but through experience if you don’t struggle how can you grow.

(John 15:2)

“Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.”

Definition of Purgeth- To remove or eliminate (an unwanted element)

*In this case defined (More room for growth), Jesus is saying that in order for us to grow and produce more spiritual fruit, we have to go through trials and tests, to make better improvements in our walk with Him. We can’t stay comfortable to grow with Jesus and overcome satan’s crafty plans by staying in one spot.

Ex:  Just like school, we can’t stay in the same grade, we have to go to the next level and what we learned in the previous grade will be mentioned in the higher grade but it will be a little more complex than what we are used to. (room for growth)

 In school, we learned each topic in chapters/blocks, and for us to learn the advanced areas it takes us time to learn through the chapters previous. There are ups and downs, and within reach you have the teacher there to answer questions throughout the whole process of learning. But there comes a time when taking the tests and pop quizzes, the teacher has to step back slightly for them to see how much we know on our own, and see how much we have learned over time. These tests can make you or break you, it is how you make it to be, and with that comes experience. It all requires TRUST and FAITH in Jesus; the Ingredients needed to get through it all.

(Ecclesiastes 3:1)

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”

(Ecclesiastes 3:6-7)

“A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;”

 This is how we learn as we are walking in a righteousness path with Him; there is a time we fall and rise up, but always while dealing with these times He is there to pick us up. We may think we are alone, but He is closer to us than we realize, especially in these points in our life.

(Psalms 34:18-19)

“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.”