But my mouth would encourage you; comfort from my lips would bring you relief.

Job 16:5 (NIV)

Realization

by Cathy Vinson

    

A commonly-used scene in cartoons and adventure stories is the rapid current that mercilessly drives towards an upcoming waterfall. It carries everything in its path. It is swift and powerful. In its clutches there is no turning back. The drama is intense.

Walking with God can sometimes seem like this...we are not in control. The stakes are so high. Someone once said, "It's impossible to be Christian and not vulnerable. The rapids "begin" when we see things as they really are. We realize we are helpless, like victims of a current.

What is our anchor when we realize we ARE in the rapids?

"His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart" (Ps 91:4). When His faithfulness is our only mode of deliverance, it will be.
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His   pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,
nor His delight in the legs of a man;
the Lord delights in those who fear Him,
who put their trust in His unfailing love.

Psalm 147:11

Walking with God can sometimes seem like this...we are not in control.  

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