Coming Undone
II Thessalonians 3:16, “Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.”
Greetings to you all! Praying this is finding you already beginning this beautiful day with only happy positive thoughts. Also, hoping the title isn’t explaining the way some of us may be feeling today, but that we can be enlightened on how to adjust, if those feelings do slip into any of our days to come. There are so many times each of us has felt like our feelings could be described as being “undone’. It’s defined as a feeling of being exposed, broken or just emptied of self-sufficiency. Sometimes as new Christians these feelings, while experiencing God’s mercy and His restructuring of our lives, will be part of the process. As we are brought into the awareness of our sins, we realize it is actually God cleansing us and we are releasing those pent-up emotions, the emptying of oneself, allowing God to enter and start the rebuilding process. Even the seasoned born-again believers will have times while enduring this sinful world, will have moments of where they let their guard down and let the emotions of exasperation, and overwhelming frustration take over. These will be the times that our faith will need to take hold, our trust in God will need to be revitalized by prayer, studying God’s word, and reaching out to other believers to get encouragement. Our thoughts will need to refocus on the Master, on His grace and mercy, His presence within our souls, and His unconditional love. As we empty those uneasy feelings back into God’s hands, allowing Him to empower us again with His guidance, we will feel a peace come over us and our faith will be renewed. This day let’s remember that even in moments of frustration, we need to pause, to refocus on God, ask Him to come fill us with His presence, His strength; thus, releasing doubts and fears and placing those burdens in the hands that can work them for good. If in the future, you slip again into the thoughts of giving up or throwing up your hands; just remember who can dismantle those feelings of “coming undone”! You are not alone and He is the answer!
Scriptures:
Read: Matthew 19:26, Ephesians 3:20-21, Philippians 4:13, Acts 20:35, Psalm 24:1, Genesis 28:20-22, James 1:12, Psalm 91:14, Joshua 2:11, Isaiah 46:4, Colossians 1:17, Philippians 4:6-7, II Thessalonians 3:16, Romans 3:23-26, Jeremiah 29:11, Ephesians 2:10, II Corinthians 12:9, II Corinthians 5:17, II Corinthians 7:1, II Peter 2:9, 1 Peter 2:9, Hebrews 4:16
Prayer:
Dear Lord, we come now thanking you for your ever-present help in our times of need; in the times that we fail to remember who is in control. Thank you, Lord, for the guide book that can give us guidance out of any situation with words of wisdom and love. Thank you, Lord, for sending fellow believers to encourage and lend a hand. Please, Lord, continue to help us to seek you in times of despair, doubt, fear and longing, so that you Lord can bring the peace we need. Amen.