Picking up the Pieces

June 2

Text: Psa. 126:1-6    More Lessons: Job 42:12

Sometimes our dreams are shattered by lack of fulfilment; sometimes hope is lost to frustration. Many times we work so hard and get nothing and we ask, ‘why’? Sometimes the days ahead look so bright with an early sunrise, only for darkness to take over the horizon again. Often, great and solid promises suddenly disappear into the thin air. Life becomes so confusing at such times that everything seems to be in pieces. Nothing seems real anymore; even God becomes so abstract, as if He does not exist.  All we see is fear, helplessness, crisis, pain, darkness, and life becomes unbearable.

Many people commit suicide at such times; some go mad and never recover again. Others give in to depression and sit in self-pity, never attempting anything good again. A few others take it up against God and declare Him unfair and unjust. Consequently, they abandon seeking God and  worship the creature of God or completely stay away from everything.

However, there are some who take advantage of such situations to rise. They simply decide to pick up the pieces of their life by fighting the enemy of goodness, the devil, using the last spiritual strength left in them. They just can't give up. They know that Jehovah God exists no matter what lies the situation of life attempt to tell.

Don't give up because it's not over yet. The God who turns captivity around is still in control. Seek God, invite Jesus into your life as your Lord and Saviour. Don't join the multitude to do evil. Make your ways right with God, and if you are already in Christ, stay hopeful. Renew your strength constantly in God's promises and like Job your change will come  (Job 14:14).

Prayer/Action
Read the following scriptures and pray with them:
* Job 8:7: Ask God to turn your little beginning to a greater tomorrow.
* Job 14:14: Declare that your change shall surely come.
* Job 14:7: Prophesy that your destiny shall rise again.


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