Give Me Jesus
Jesus...Jesus...Jesus is my heart's cry when I feel like I'm about to fall apart and thoughts and words just become a jumbled mess of nonsense. You know those times in your life when you are so heartbroken you can barely form a thought so words are definitely out of the question. You just sit and sob and remain paralyzed by the mountain of overwhelming circumstances surrounding you. Then... from the secret place of your soul - you cry out Jesus...Jesus...Jesus!
Recently I found my heart so burdened by everything going on around me that I literally sat paralyzed in my bedroom floor. Unable to move - tears rolling down my face - then all of a sudden my heart cried out - Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!
I continued to sit there, tears pouring down my face, His name on my lips and my heart pounding so hard with every bellow I felt like it would bust out of my chest. More thoughts consumed me as I struggled to form a complete sentence in prayer...still all I could birth was the Name of Jesus! It's like a deep groan from the inner parts of my soul and Jesus is all I can say. Why? - Because He is all I need.
My mind then goes to the cross. Jesus' bloody body hanging in my place. His sacrifice for me - for you - for moments just like this. When I am overwhelmed by life and all of it's struggles I am quickly reminded that I have a Savior that died for me, for moments like this, for the times in life I feel so helpless and desperate that all I can do is sit and sob. There is only one name that can save me from these heavy burdens and it's Jesus. There is only one name that can bring peace in the storms like this and it's Jesus. There is only one name with the power to make everything tremble and demons flee and it's Jesus.
I am never really certain why some days are so much harder than others - but I am certain of this...the end result is always the same. Peace always comes and my soul is flooded with His love like a waterfall. A calmness sweeps over me and supernaturally assures me that all is well. Everything is going to be okay. There is a greater force at work in my life and His Name is Jesus! He sends comforting scriptures to flood my mind and bring peace to my soul. It is well.
John 14:27 "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
Isaiah 66:12 “...I will extend peace to her like a river,
and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream..."
Psalm 23:4 "Even though I walk
through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me"...
I absolutely adore the fact that no matter what life throws at us, no matter how different our lives may be; this one thing remains the same - Jesus! He is the same for all of us. He is our comforter, our best friend, our savior, our ever present help in the time of trouble, our redeemer and so much more. He is exactly what we need Him to be when we need Him to be it.
I just want to encourage you in the fact that you are not alone. Yes, God is with you, but so are your fellow humans. I have days when I am on top of the world and then I have days like this. But because of God's great sacrifice I choose to get up and not give up. He made a way through Jesus to give us hope, to give us restoration, to give us vengeance, to give us peace, to give us whatever we need, if we just remember to call on His Name, He will answer.
If you haven't done so...then do it today...call on the Name of Jesus.
Recently I found my heart so burdened by everything going on around me that I literally sat paralyzed in my bedroom floor. Unable to move - tears rolling down my face - then all of a sudden my heart cried out - Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!
I continued to sit there, tears pouring down my face, His name on my lips and my heart pounding so hard with every bellow I felt like it would bust out of my chest. More thoughts consumed me as I struggled to form a complete sentence in prayer...still all I could birth was the Name of Jesus! It's like a deep groan from the inner parts of my soul and Jesus is all I can say. Why? - Because He is all I need.
My mind then goes to the cross. Jesus' bloody body hanging in my place. His sacrifice for me - for you - for moments just like this. When I am overwhelmed by life and all of it's struggles I am quickly reminded that I have a Savior that died for me, for moments like this, for the times in life I feel so helpless and desperate that all I can do is sit and sob. There is only one name that can save me from these heavy burdens and it's Jesus. There is only one name that can bring peace in the storms like this and it's Jesus. There is only one name with the power to make everything tremble and demons flee and it's Jesus.
I am never really certain why some days are so much harder than others - but I am certain of this...the end result is always the same. Peace always comes and my soul is flooded with His love like a waterfall. A calmness sweeps over me and supernaturally assures me that all is well. Everything is going to be okay. There is a greater force at work in my life and His Name is Jesus! He sends comforting scriptures to flood my mind and bring peace to my soul. It is well.
John 14:27 "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
Isaiah 66:12 “...I will extend peace to her like a river,
and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream..."
Psalm 23:4 "Even though I walk
through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me"...
I absolutely adore the fact that no matter what life throws at us, no matter how different our lives may be; this one thing remains the same - Jesus! He is the same for all of us. He is our comforter, our best friend, our savior, our ever present help in the time of trouble, our redeemer and so much more. He is exactly what we need Him to be when we need Him to be it.
I just want to encourage you in the fact that you are not alone. Yes, God is with you, but so are your fellow humans. I have days when I am on top of the world and then I have days like this. But because of God's great sacrifice I choose to get up and not give up. He made a way through Jesus to give us hope, to give us restoration, to give us vengeance, to give us peace, to give us whatever we need, if we just remember to call on His Name, He will answer.
If you haven't done so...then do it today...call on the Name of Jesus.
The exact WORD I needed today.....Thank you so very much, Amy Lynn.
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