WHEN YOU’RE AT YOUR WIT’S END
Text: Psalm 107:27-30 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
[28] Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.
[29] He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
[30] Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
Deuteronomy 20:1,4 When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
[4] For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
Have you ever found yourself in the heat of the battle for our Lord and you are in a difficult place? Everything seems to keep going wrong, the enemy seems overwhelming and too great and your problem seems too BIG. You don’t know whether to panic and RUN from your situation or STAND on the battlefield and FIGHT. When we find ourselves in a difficult place, panic will always be a readily available response. Even if we believe with all of the faith one can have, proclaiming God makes no mistakes, and that HE is on the throne, this is a common response. We are brought to difficult places in our lives often times to be given the opportunity to realize that the Lord either placed us there Himself, allowed us to be there for reasons that may be obvious or for reasons reserved for God’s understanding only. Occasionally Heaven affords us with a rare gift, a priceless encounter with God Himself, when HE leads us into the very heart of an impossible battle in our life. It is these moments that are unmistakably orchestrated by the providential hand of God. Panic will only yield anxiousness, fear, and inevitably regrets from words spoken, actions taken or decisions made in the chaos of our emotions. Panic is not the friend of faith; the two are not on the same page with God. Panic runs; faith yields and seeks the Lord in prayer. As our faith rises within us, we find ourselves willing and able to wait on God in full assurance and with absolute trust and security in HIS love for us.
Warren Wiersbe said; “A faith that has not been tested cannot be trusted.” The longer we walk this journey of faith with Jesus our Lord, we will find HIM more faithful with each and every new place HE brings us to. HE lovingly teaches us through every difficulty of life that we can absolutely trust HIM even when we don’t understand. The Lord tries us with kind intention to increase our faith and prove Himself to us when trials are present in our life. We have to always keep in mind that others are watching our lives play out before them. When the trial comes, the spotlight is shown, and the onlookers have gathered to see what is happening in your life, you have two choices: 1.You can panic, run and hide, or 2. you can seek the Lord and pray. Anyone can run and hide, but prayer requires a choice; a choice to trust in a God who has never been tried and found wanting and who has never been unfaithful. Prayer is spoken faith which has its’ foundation in a promise; a promise given to us by God! Hallelujah!
Whatever you’re facing today, or may find yourself experiencing in the not so distant future, you can know this ahead of time: God is already there waiting on you. The footprints of HIS presence may not be unveiled before you, but they will unfold step by step as you choose to rest in the One who is waiting for you to call on HIM when you get there. The resources to meet your need for that place and time have been stored up in advance by your Heavenly Father. HE plans ahead of time for your arrival, ensuring you will have everything you need. Today, if you are at your WIT’S END, do not run and hide from the battle before you. Jesus is waiting on you to pray not panic.
Bro. Lawrence Longworth
Isaiah 61:1 “the opening of the prison to them that are bound;”
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