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06/20/2021

Hymns that Endure // Day by Day
Words: Carolina Sandell Berg, 1865
Translation: Andrew L. Skoog, 1931
Music: Oscar Ahnfelt

Sit with me, as a Pastoral Counselor, and seek to give comfort to a young lady who has just tragically lost her beloved father in a boating accident.

You know this lady well. She is the daughter of a prominent pastor. Being a frail child she spent her childhood not playing with children her age but sitting and playing in her father’s church study. As she became older they would often discuss who God is and His love and care for His own.

She and her father were enjoying a boat trip. She is now 26 years old and has become a very successful woman. The boat they were sailing on suddenly hit a huge wave and her father lost his balance and was thrown overboard and drowned before her eyes. And now this devoted daughter sits broken-hearted before you. What do you say? What scripture do you point her to? How do you pray for her?

You know in your heart that a person can find strength and peace in the midst of sorrow when they believe that God’s grace and sovereignty is greater than any loss or disappointment. You know we don’t always understand why God allows tragedy to strike us, but we can always find rest in His infinite wisdom and tender mercies.

You know some of the wonderful promises God has given that we can lean on when we are mourning loss. You know that in the tears, in the pain, in the hurt, we have a loving God who wants us to find rest and comfort in Him. Matthew 5:4 assures us, “blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

I’m not sure how you would be led to comfort a young woman like I described but I know that the people who comforted Lina Sandell Berg in 1865 ministered to her well. Lina was born and raised in Sweden and 26 years after her birth her loving father did die crossing Lake Vattern.

The teaching of her father and the care of those who ministered to her during this tragedy gave Lina a depth and sensitivity she used in writing the hymn, “Day by Day.” As you read through the words, notice a tender, childlike faith in the Lord. Hear the wisdom that speaks of finding strength to face trials -- and having no cause for worry or for fear. Hear her words as they offer encouragement to live with the promise of a special mercy for each hour. And notice the advice to trust God’s promises -- till we reach the promised land.

Since we all face trials in our lives a hymn like, “Day by Day '' assures us that God is with us and loves us and will help us through any difficulty or sorrow.
Day by day and with each passing moment, strength I find to meet my trials here;
trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment, I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.

He whose heart is kind beyond all measure gives unto each day what He deems best --
lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure, mingling toil with peace and rest.

Ev’ry day the Lord Himself is near me with a special mercy for each hour;
all my cares He fain would bear, and cheer me, He whose name is Counselor and Pow’r.

The protection of His child and treasure is a charge that on Himself He laid;
“As the days, thy strength be in measure,” this the pledge to me He made.

Help me then in ev’ry tribulation so to trust Thy promises, O Lord,
that I lose not faith’s sweet consolation offered me within Thy holy word.

Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting, e’er to take, as from a father’s hand,
one by one, the days, the moments fleeting, till I reach the promised land.

06/18/2021

Pocket Reminder // Only one life, ‘Twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last.

Over the many years of my life, I have sung hundreds of songs. One of the most memorable and haunting was a song written by Wally Fowler entitled: “Wasted Years.”

Over the many years of my life I have sung hundreds of songs. One of the most memorable and haunting was a song written by Wally Fowler entitled: “Wasted Years.”

Have you wandered along on life’s pathway
Have you lived without love, a life of tears
Have you searched for the great hidden meaning
Or is your life filled with long and wasted years?

Wasted years, wasted years, oh, how foolish
As you walk on in darkness and fear
Turn around, turn around, God is calling
He’s calling you from a life of wasted years.

To this day I can remember the looks on peoples’ faces as they reflected on their lives. Older folks would often have sadness on their faces if they realized they had nothing or hardly anything to look back on and be glad about. The younger folks were impacted enough to have a look of determination not to live a life of wasted, meaningless years.

Singing this song as a young man myself I remember thinking, I do not want to come to the end of my life and evaluate it with the conclusion I had wasted it and there was nothing I could do about it.

Thank God I can look back over my life and realize God called and enabled me to serve Him and to make a difference for His Kingdom by doing what He gifted me to do.

I credit a lot of how I lived my life to the words often spoken in my home. These powerful life-shaping words were:

Only one life,
“Twill soon be past;
Only what’s done
For Christ will last.

Please know I am in no way comparing myself to John Piper’s life, but our lives have a lot of similarities. Both fathers were ministers, we were both raised and influenced by the 60's and 70’s, and the words I mentioned above impacted our lives greatly. Here is what He had to say about the message of these words and the realization that you get one pass at life. That’s all. Only one. And the lasting measure of that life is Jesus Christ.

“What would it mean to waste my life? That was a burning question. Or, more positively, what would it mean to live well -- not to waste life, but to…? How to finish that sentence was the question. I was not even sure how to put the question into words, let alone what the answer might be. What was the opposite of not wasting my life? “To be successful in a career”? Or “to be maximally happy”? Or “to accomplish something great”? Or “to help as many people as possible”? Or “to serve Christ to the full”? Or “to glorify God in all I do”? Or was there a point, a purpose, a focus, an essence of life that would fulfill every one of these dreams?” [from: “Don’t Waste Your Life.” This book is a must read.]

Regardless of your age, if you decide you have wasted your life up until this point, then I challenge you to do something about it. As the song says, “Turn around, turn around, God is calling. He’s calling you from a life of wasted years.”

Please do not waste the rest of your life because you feel you have wasted your life up to this point. Decide that you are going to live the rest of your one and only life for Jesus Christ and for the purpose of bringing glory to God in all spheres of your life.

I close with these words from the Introduction of John Piper’s book: “If you live gladly to make others glad in God, your life will be hard, your risks will be high, and your joy will be full.”

My second concluding thought comes from the pen of Alfred B. Smith;

With eternity’s values in view, Lord.
With eternity’s values in view;
May I do each day's work for Jesus.
With eternity’s values in view.

06/16/2021

Marriage Tip // Don’t let the hammock strands of your marriage break.

I find few things to be as delightful as a perfect spring/summer day with a slight breeze blowing, to be able to sway in my hammock and look up at the trees and sky and drift off into a deep, restful sleep. I guess my time in a hammock becomes my therapy for the hours of marriage counseling that I do.

A hammock is a sling made of rope, suspended between two points. It normally consists of twine stretched with ropes between two firm anchor points such as trees or posts. The hammock is often seen as a symbol of summer, leisure, relaxation and simple, easy living. A hammock represents everything soothing, healing and peaceful.

Where am I going with all this talk about a hammock? Am I just trying to invite you to relax? Am I trying to sell you on the peace and stress-relief a hammock can bring? Yes, it would be nice to get you to slow down and enjoy some downtime.

I would like to use the analogy of a hammock to illustrate the marriage covenant. In marriage counseling, I teach the fact that marriage is not a contract but a covenant. In God’s eyes, marriage is a covenant relationship between a man and a woman and God. His desire is for marriage to be a lifetime commitment because He knew the type of covenant relationship that would provide the protection and safety couples need to give and receive love.

Now you see where I am going. As a couple builds their marriage with God, it is like weaving together individual strands until they feel safe and comfortable lying down on it. As this partnership in weaving a healthy marriage continues, this marriage (hammock) develops multiple strands of increasing toughness, durability and beauty. When it is complete, you and your spouse and your children can all rest in it together. What a beautiful picture.

There is another picture that is not so beautiful and the side that I so often see. It is the picture of a covenant breaking partner -- or sometimes both -- taking a knife to the hammock strands and slicing them, one at a time. The harsh words, neglect, flirtatiousness, that weakens the hammock but does not destroy it.

At other times I see large acts of covenant breaking that slice the hammock out from under the marriage all together. These acts are physical abuse, adultery, abandonment. Any of these have the potential to cut the hammock to shreds and send the whole family crashing in great pain to the ground.

Before it is too late, think back to your marriage vows when your hammock was just starting to be woven together. Remember promising before God to live together in love and to comfort, honor and cherish each other, forsaking all others in good times and bad, until you die? These are the strands of the covenant promise that makes a marriage a beautiful, strong, safe place as God intended.

06/14/2021

Thought Conditioner // Heaven is a prepared place for prepared people.

For the past few days I have been thinking about Heaven. This morning I woke up with two songs running through my mind. The first song goes like this:

I woke up this morning feeling fine
I woke up with Heaven on my mind.
I woke up with joy in my soul
Cause I knew my Lord had control.

The second song was written by Alfred Brumley and I sang it with the quartet I traveled with while I was in college.

This world is not my home
I’m just a passing through
My treasures are laid up
Somewhere beyond the blue.

The Angels beckon me
From Heaven's open door
And I can’t feel at home
In this world anymore.

As I was singing these two songs to myself, John 14:2-3 came to me: “In my Father’s house are many rooms, If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.”

This wonderful promise from the Lord reminded me of the saying: Heaven in a prepared place for a prepared people. Which leads me to ask you, have you ever trusted the Lord Jesus Christ for your salvation? The truth is we are a dying people who live in a dying world, and according to God’s Word we must make sure we are prepared for eternity.

Where will you spend eternity? When you pass from this life into the next. Will you step into the light of Heaven or enter into a place of great darkness and eternal separation from God who is the Light of the world.

Many times I have used the words of the Prophet Amos at the end of a funeral message to encourage people to: “prepare to meet God.” I use this verse because a wise person will reflect on the solemn truth of death and eternity when he mourns the passing of a loved one or a friend.

If you have never trusted the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation why, not do so today? II Corinthians 6:2 says, “Behold NOW is the accepted time; behold, NOW is the day of salvation.

Today you can make your preparation for Heaven and eternity. Just confess to God that you are a sinner who deserves to go to Hell forever because of your sinfulness. Acknowledge that you believe that Jesus Christ paid the penalty for your sin through His death, burial and resurrection, making it possible for you to go to Heaven. Then as honestly as you know how, repent of your sins and ask Him to save you. Just open your heart to the Lord and ask Him to come into your life. Receive by faith His gift of eternal life and His promise to take you to Heaven when your earthly life is over. Promise the Lord that you will confess Him as your Lord and Saviour before others as soon as you can. Then let Him know that with His help you will live for Him the rest of your life.

Now that you have honestly received Christ into your heart let me know how I can further encourage you in your walk with the Lord.

06/13/2021

Hymns that Endure // A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Words: Martin Luther, 1529; tr Frederick H. Hedge, 1852
Music: Martin Luther, 1529

With all the writing I have been doing lately on the need to resist the Devil and to put on the whole armor of God in order to stand against the Devil. I thought it fitting to talk to you about Martin Luther’s great hymn: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.

By reading or singing through” A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” one quickly realizes how deeply intense and real Martin Luther’s struggle was with Satan. Listen to these direct quotes:

“The Devil, the originator of sorrowful anxieties and restless troubles, flees before the sound of music almost as much as before the Word of God.”

“The Devil hates music,” Luther said, “because he cannot endure gaiety. Satan can smirk but he cannot laugh; he can sneer but he cannot sing.”

One more quote about Martin Luther and his fight with Satan: “When I go to bed, the Devil is always waiting for me. Life for me is a constant struggle for faith. Sometimes I have to meet the devil head-on and clash openly with him; then again, at other times, I have to meet his challenge indirectly in order to vanquish my enemy.”

In the late summer of 1529, he was virtually penniless. He was suffering from a painful digestive disorder. He was battling incapacitating depression and experiencing extreme fatigue.
Psalm 46 was used by God to give him some comfort. Martin Luther repeated over and over again, “God is my refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

With these assuring words from Psalm 46 and in light of his constant battle with Satan, he wrote the words and music to” A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.” Let Martin Luther’s powerful words, that expressed so eloquently his confidence in God and his firm resolve to be a faithful soldier, bring the same courage to your heart.

A mighty fortress is our God,
A bulwark never failing;
Our helper He, amid the flood
Of mortal ills prevailing.
For still our ancient foe
Doth seek to work us woe;
His craft and power are great,
And, armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.

Did we in our own strength confide,
Our striving would be losing,
Were not the right Man on our side,
The Man of God’s own choosing.
Dost ask who that may be?
Christ Jesus, it is He;
Lord Sabaoth His name,
From age to age the same,
And He must win the battle.

And though this world with devils filled,
Should threaten to undo us;
We will not fear, for God hath willed
His truth to triumph through us.
The prince of darkness grim --
We tremble not for him;
His rage we can endure,
For lo! his is doom is sure,
One little word shall fell him.

That word above all earthly powers --
No thanks to them -- abideth;
The Spirit and the gifts are ours
Through Him who with us sideth.
Let goods and kindred go,
This mortal life also;
The body they may kill:
God’s truth abideth still,
His kingdom is forever.

Guye Johnson has done a masterful job of breaking down this Reformation hymn by showing us the interdependent nature of each stanza:

“Stanza 1 offers the encouragement that God’s children, under siege, have an impregnable fortress against their ‘ancient foe.’ Stanza 2 explains that human strength against the foe is doomed to failure, that the battle needs the strong arms of the Man of God’s own choosing -- even Christ Jesus our Lord and our victory. In stanza 3 the ‘prince of darkness’ continues his evil works, though his doom is certain as is our victory in Christ. This stanza ends with the thought that ‘one little word shall fell him.’ Stanza 4 picks up on ‘that word,’ assuring us that even though we may lose the things we own and love -- and even our lives -- His Word, eternal truth, shall prevail.”

And there you have it. Four inspired stanzas that remind us that God is the fortress of the soul; Christ the champion of the soul; and Satan, the enemy of the soul. But the ultimate victory will be God’s whose “Kingdom is forever.”

06/11/2021

Pocket Reminder // ANGER is only one letter short of DANGER.
“Be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.” James 1:19

“How can improving my hearing help solve my anger issues?” a client might ask as I hand him today’s Pocket Reminder. This Pocket Reminder is based on James 1:19-21, “Knowing this, my beloved brethren. Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, for the anger of man does not work the righteousness of God. Therefore put away all filthiness and rank growth of wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word…”

My client may say, “Okay, I get it, when I start to get hot under the collar, in a tense situation, I should listen before I speak, and be sure to keep my cool.” And I will reply, “that is good and wise counsel but it is NOT what James is saying.” James is saying, “be quick to listen to the Word of Truth, the Word of God.”

In other words, James wants all of us to know that, when anger starts building up, we don’t take that as a sign to listen to the person who is irritating the socks off of us. No, we are to start with meekness before God (1:21). We should not even think of firing back at the other person until we have heard the Word of the Lord and have been silent before Him. This is such wise advice
because once we listen and obey the Lord communicating to us through His Word, we will speak with wisdom; not foolish, hurtful anger.

James is really giving us some helpful advice here on how to handle anger properly. Each one of us can be “slow to anger,” when we are “quick to hear” from God the Father, speaking through His Son, as we allow the Holy Spirit to apply the truth to our situation.

The problem that I often run into is that many of us hear the Word of God, but to some of us it is only words; we do not accept it as the Word of God. Paul spoke to this issue when addressing the Thessalonians: “And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the Word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as what it really is, the Word of God, which is at work in you believers” (I Thessalonians 2:13). It is very important that we hear the Word of God and accept it as truth to live our lives by.

Not only are we to receive The Word by doing something about it. It is not enough to simply acknowledge the right information, but receiving The Word involves proper action based on proper beliefs.

Let’s face it when we listen and do not act on what we hear, we have not received “the implanted Word” (v.21). We have not allowed the truth to pe*****te deeply into our hearts and change the way we live. This is why James said in verse 20 of chapter 1, “...the anger of man does not work the righteousness of God.” James is so practical. He says to listen. Listen to God’s Word. Then in the next breath says, “Be doers of the Word, not only hearers.” we don’t just listen, we must be obedient listeners.
What is the biblical principle here? We are to put away sin by listening to and obeying The Word of God:

PUT AWAY SIN, TAKE IN THE WORD.
BE SLOW TO ANGER, BE QUICK TO HEAR AND OBEY!

06/09/2021

Thought Conditioner // Actions Always Prove Why Words Mean Nothing!

When our first child Sarah was a small girl she and I loved playing, “Jump to Daddy.” Whether I placed her on a picnic table or some other high place I’d stretch out my arms and encourage her to jump to me. Each time she mustered the courage and jumped to me, I’d take a step back further from her.The further I would move away the longer it would take Sarah to decide to jump. I could just see her little mind calculating the safety of the jump in relation to the distance to the ground and my dependability to catch her.

“Are you sure you can catch me?” She would question each time I’d step away from her. Her plea was in actuality the dilemma that confronts anyone who desires to trust God: was my precious little girl willing to trust me despite the distance to the ground?

The Thought Conditioner for today is another way of saying, “When it comes to trusting God, your actions speak louder than your words. Or as the Thought Conditioner puts it: Actions Always Prove Why Words Mean Nothing!

Have you ever been in a place in your life when you would say with great confidence, “I believe God is fully in control of my life. I believe He cares about me and holds my future in His loving hands.” Yet, after a heart attack or a diagnosis of a life changing illness, the struggle to believe the truth, once so easily spoken, becomes harder to act upon.

The question could be posed this way: Do I wholeheartedly believe that God is sovereign and completely trustworthy -- even at this moment of my life; when it feels like my life is so out of control and uncertain.

The reality is, all of us face adversity and difficult uncertain times. So the questions come, “God where are you? Are you really with me? Can You, will You catch me?” Psalm 50:15 assures us that God will deliver us who call upon Him in the day of trouble.

Jerry Bridges says the Scriptures teach us three essential truths about God:

God is completely sovereign.
God is infinite in wisdom.
God is perfect in love.

Then he goes on to say, “Someone has expressed these three truths as they relate to God this way: God, in His love, always wills what is best for us. In His wisdom, He always knows what is best, and in His sovereignty, He has the power to bring it about.”

There is a story I used back in my preaching days to teach what true faith is. Let me close this post with this powerful illustration:

There was a man who was a famous acrobatic performer who specialized in walking on tightropes. On one occasion he stretched a wire across Niagara Falls; thousands of people came to see him walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope with a long balance beam in his hand, gingerly finding his way across that narrow strand of wire.

When he got back to the starting place, he got a wheelbarrow and pushed it across the wire and back to the starting place. The crowd wildly cheered his performance. Then he took two heavy sandbags, placed them in the wheelbarrow and wheeled it across the wire and back. The crowds were just ecstatic with excitement over his performance.

Then he turned to the crowd and asked, “Who believes that I can cross the wire with a person riding in the wheelbarrow?” As thousands of hands went up, he asked if anyone was willing to let him push them across the falls. No one volunteered.

The reality of our faith comes right down to whether or not we are going to put our obedience into that which we give intellectual assent. Do we really believe?

If we really believe, then our actions will be based upon that which we say we believe.

06/07/2021

Visual Aid // FULL ARMOR OF GOD

I recently wrote about one of my Pocket Reminders that was based on James 4:17, “Submit therefore to God, RESIST the devil, and he will flee from you.”

Today I would like to highlight a visual aid I use with clients who don’t understand the seriousness of the spiritual battle they are in. Jim Warren produced the statue. In fact he and his wife Linda have a communication company called, ``Works of His Hands.” He developed this statue to communicate what God’s Word has to say about the full armor of God.

In Ephesians 6:13 the Apostle Paul commanded, “Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the days of evil come, you may be able to stand against the wiles (lies) of the devil.” This charge is both a command and a promise. The promise being that if we really put on the full armor of God, we will stand and be victorious.

It is true Jesus won our healing and deliverance through His death and resurrection. However, just because we are healed of our past and set free from demonic influences, doesn’t mean the devil gives up and waves the surrender flag. Paul knew our true battle was not against flesh and blood, but against evil powers, principalities, and rulers. (see Ephesians 6:12)

Warren Wiersbe said, “Sooner or later every believer discovers that the Christian life is a battleground not a playground, and that he faces an enemy who is much stronger than he is -- apart from the Lord...The important point is that our battle is not ultimately against human beings. It is against spiritual powers,

An important distinction needs to be made here, as believers, we do not fight for victory -- we fight from victory! Praise God, the Spirit of God enables us, by faith, to appropriate Christ’s victory for ourselves. We must learn that in our own strength we cannot overcome Satan, that is why we must draw upon the Lord’s power through the indwelling Holy Spirit. Romans 13:12 says, “Let Christ Jesus himself be the armor that you wear.” (NEB)

I don’t have time to go into the importance of each piece of armor. I want to strongly recommend you take the time to study for yourself Ephesians 6:10-24. Ron Sargent summaries the pieces of armor this way:

Wear the armor of God. To really believe Satan is defeated, to be convinced that you will be victorious and to take God at His word is exercising the “shield of faith.” Take advantage of the “sword of the spirit” by using Scripture appropriately...as Jesus did.

The “belt of truth” has to do with the knowledge of Bible doctrine. Truth keeps us from doctrinal error. Having our “feet shod with the Gospel of peace” is being committed to the responsibility of witnessing. We are to be on the offensive spiritually.

Wearing the “breastplate of righteousness” is holy living -- refusing to dabble in sin, but executing, an all-out war against personal sins. Lastly, the “helmet of salvation” speaks of the Christians hope. We’re not to be captivated with possessions, personal ambitions or the desire for money. We are committed to living for Jesus Christ.

I want to close with the wonderful truth that we are on the winning team. It is true that there are two sides in the spiritual realm -- God’s side and Satan’s side. Those who have accepted Christ as Savior are on God’s side; that automatically makes them enemies of Satan. Ephesians 6:10-20 reminds us that our battle is against “the rulers of the darkness of this age, against hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” These forces are real and powerful and should never be underestimated. Their goal is to make us as believers ineffective for God’s kingdom work.

The battle rages constantly, usually beyond our earthly vision. At times, however, we see it clear when we face temptation, difficulty, and trials. Satan knows our weaknesses; He knows where to attack us. As we have been reminded today our strength comes from the Lord. It is time for each of us to “suit up” and fight our daily battles with the Holy Spirit who is at work in us and through us. Celebrating that the war has already been won, and we are on the winning side!

06/06/2021

Hymns that Endure // Does Jesus Care?
Words: Frank E. Graeff, 1901
Music: J. Lincoln Hall, 1901

The hymn that I would like to highlight today is very special to me because my father requested that it be sung at his funeral. Dad died at the age of 57 after a seven-year battle with cancer. I spent the night before his passing by his bedside. Dad was in a coma but I read scripture to him, especially Psalm 23. I also tried singing to him but that seemed to bother him. Either my singing was that bad or he was wanting to sing along with me.

At first, I didn’t fully understand why he wanted the hymn, “Does Jesus Care?” sung at his funeral, but as I stood by Mom’s side with my arm around her shoulder it became clear to me. The words to the last stanza go like this:

Does Jesus care when I’ve said “good bye”
To the dearest on earth to me,
And my sad heart aches till it nearly breaks,
Is it aught to Him? Does He see?
Refrain
Oh yes, He cares, I know He cares,
His heart is touched with my grief;
When the days are weary, the long nights dreary,
I know my Savior cares.

“Does Jesus Care” was written by Frank E. Graeff. Frank was a Methodist minister and most people who knew him never suspected he had a care in the world. In fact, he was often referred to as “the Sunshine Minister.” So how could a man with such a positive outlook on life write such consoling words?

What most people didn’t know was that Frank Graeff went through great testing in his life. He suffered severe physical pain. His mind was often filled with dark depression causing him to often ask, “does Jesus care about me?”

It was during one of these times of despondency that he turned to scripture as God led him to First Peter 5:7, and the answer to his question. This verse says, “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” These words of assurance broke through to Frank and he wrote, “Does Jesus Care?”

Have you ever asked the question, “Does Jesus Care?” Most of us, at one time or another, have asked this question during times of trouble or pain. During these low points of life doubt and discouragement can cause us to question where God is and does He care?

What is interesting to me is that the problems themselves often do not hurt us as much as the worry and anxiety that comes from them. It is the anxiety and worry that often bring people in to see me for help. It is at times like these I am so thankful God has given us the cure for the anxiety that confronts us. That remedy works if and when we learn to cast ALL (not some or many or most) but ALL of them on the Lord.

Yes, we Christians do experience cares and we do suffer with pain, loss and suffering. When these inescapable parts of life come up we must go to a God who cares and has promised to take care of us.

As we come to Him, He will honor this act of faith and give us courage, wisdom, grace, and strength to sing with confidence:

O yes, He cares; I know He cares;
His heart is touched with my grief;
When the days are weary, the long nights dreary,
I know my Savior cares.

Robert J. Morgan summed it up this way, by saying the secret is found in the word CAST:

Cast your burden to the Lord. Give it over to Him who cares even more than you do, and who has the power to do what you cannot.

Ask for His help in Prayer. Philippians 4 tells us to be anxious about nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, to let our needs be known to the Lord.

Search the Scriptures. God has a promise for every need.

Trust Him. For he does care for you.

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