We need a miracle...

You ever find yourself in a state of utter discontent?  You don't know how to move forward, but you can't go back?  It's a tough state to be in.  Life is a bloody punch in the face, and it feels like there's little we can do to stop the gush of our proverbial wound.

I don't mean to sound fatalistic.  But the reality is that we all go through crisis of belief and burden laden experiences.  It's good to be honest and not sugar coat a hard existence.

Sometimes we want to give up.  Sometimes we don't want to exist at all.  Sometimes we feel trapped. And sometimes we can't see past our own self pity.

So what of it?  What's the answer(if there even is one)?  Do we recite our favorite verse and push on...do we send up a quick prayer and give God a high five?  Well, these are options of course...however, it seems there might be another approach.

We are Christians.  We are supposed to be there for one another.

"Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep." Rom. 12:15


The Bible is the only map I have to know what to do.  Period.  I can't go to a person, they fail me.  I can't look within, I end up betraying myself...so by default, if for no other reason, I look to God's word. EVEN WHEN I ABSOLUTELY DON'T WANT TO!! This is me being honest.   If  we are honest with ourselves we don't have it all together.  We don't have all the answers.  We don't even get it right when given the answers.  In essence, humanity is pretty pathetic(using myself as the ultimate example).  If we don't get down on our knees, and I don't mean figuratively, we will not be able to look up!  I am so self-everything...self self self self!  It's not all about me!  It's about Jesus.  How can we be joy filled, or even experience happiness without Him.  It says all good things come from God.  That includes my attitude(if it's good).  So how do I(we) maintain this perspective?  Simply put:

"Abide In Christ!"

What the heck does that mean?  Good question. I have no idea!  What...  Not the answer you were looking for?  Yeah, me neither.  But that's the point isn't it?  If we knew what it meant to completely "abide" we wouldn't need to be told to do it by Jesus(Jn.15).  WE DON'T SEEK HIM ANYMORE! We want a quick "pep" verse for the day so we can get in there and succeed in life.  I hate to break it to you(me)...We are not here to succeed.  We exist for Him.  And Him alone.   Sorry peeps.  I'll give you a min..this is quite a blow...

Ok, so the point is, the only solution I have when feeling hopeless, down, sad, angry, pitiful, and complacent is to CRY OUT to Jesus.  Cause if I believe He is who He says He is, then I need to act on that faith and surrender to God.  And surrender is simply looking up and saying, "Help, I can't...."

Believe God for a miracle. Ironically, this song was playing while I was writing...