As much as we each want to help others overcome difficulties in their life, we can't help everyone or solve every problem. We are prevented from doing so by time, resources, physical restrictions, usable skills and a host of other limitations. We choose where to spend our efforts, time and resources, but often we are a grain of sand on the beach, and feel helpless when we see the overwhelming needs of those who face unimaginable physical challenges or are impacted by accidents, natural disasters or crimes perpetrated against them.
The Evening News tugs at our hearts, the commercials plead for funds for a variety of causes and our church prayer lists are full of friends and family with health issues, loss of loved ones or financial needs which are beyond our ability to resolve. Our own needs and necessities seem insignificant in the larger picture, but they, too, weigh on us and cause us to wonder how they will be resolved.
We can't fix it all. But, God can, and we pray for His hand on each situation, for His will to be done in each and every circumstance. And, we trust that He will, in His timing, bring comfort and peace in each circumstance and show, once again, His control over everything we and others are facing. We pick and choose where we spend our time and resources, but we should never abandon Prayer and the hope and trust in God as our protector and provider and His desire to see His creation return to Him and His Kingdom.
As hard as it is to be "up", to see the glass half full, to look beyond the pain and sorrow of the moment to a brighter tomorrow, we need to pick the battle of faith, trust, belief and hope in the Three in One who have seen us through so much and will see us through so much more. Thank You......Thank You.....Thank You.
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