The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear. The Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid. Psalm 27: 1
This has been one of my favorite scriptures since I was a small child. I am so thankful that I know the Lord. I see people everyday who try to handle their problems all on their own without prayer. It doesn't work. Life is too big. The questions are too hard and the impossibilities to endless. But when I put my faith in Jesus, the whole big, wide world shrinks in proportion to who my God is. When I need him, he is always there. He has been more than faithful, even when I haven't been.
As a minister, people always have theological questions for me. Sometimes I know the answers and sometimes I don't. I am a student of theology so technically I can give the right answers but that doesn't always mean that the "right" answer is needed at the moment. What most people want to know is,"does God care about where I am?" "Why is he allowing this to happen to me?" The answers I can give are, "Yes, God cares," and "I don't know why this happened." Does that mean I have any less faith in God.
No, because his presence is so real and so sweet. Even when I don't know the answers he is always as close as the mention of his name. Sometimes when I call him he explains things to me. Many times he does not. He just shows up and puts his "arms" around me. He whispers in my ear, "I am here, just trust me." Like a parent with a child, my God is always around.
When I was a child and didn't feel well I wanted my mom. Now, as an adult, I want my wife, Gail. Just one sight of her and I calm down. But there are things in my life that Gail can't calm. There has never been a time when I called on God that he didn't calm my fears. He knows what I need and he knows what you need. If you have questions today, Jesus is the answer. Just call on His name, he'll be there. You can count on it!
Trusting in Jesus,
Sullivan Jones