During this lifetime, trials come that oppress our hearts and souls. Desperately, we pray; hoping and believing the answer will arrive quickly. Sometimes years go by with no evidence that our prayers were heard and our faith begins to fade. Why didn’t God answer me? Often, we wonder if the lack of answer proved our own failure of faith or even worse proved God did not really love us. Because we base our acceptance in Him; upon His response; often, we become dejected or plagued by feelings of rejection while waiting, hoping for a response. Our failure to understand the truth of His love, leaves us doubting with hearts of fear.
During those moments, we must look back over the many times He has held His promises true. During those years of waiting, He is working in our hearts until we discover the depth of His love; letting go of every counterfeit joy until Nothing Else Will Ever Do apart from Him. Truth must overtake our minds to push out all the doubts and fears; because they are only the lies whispered by Satan into our ears. God’s word is very clear that “all things work together for our Good” (Romans 828) His love will never leave us (Romans 8:35-39)
2 CORINTHIANS 1:18-20
God is true, ….For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
Every promise of God is true in Jesus Christ. Because all promises are true in and by Jesus Christ; then, we have no fear. Often, the problem arises because we think the answer we seek in prayer is such that nothing else will ever do. As God guides us through our life; we come to realize that everything else is nothing compared to Him. Furthermore, we recognize His Will provides us with His best for us; then, we realize that finding our life embedded in His Love, Hope and joy means nothing else will ever do except His Will, nothing more, nothing less and nothing else.
Nothing Else Will Ever Do
By Effie Darlene Barba
When storms arise, the darkest of night
I cry to You, to bring me light
Your answers hid I cannot see
I see no hope of victory
My mind is filled with fear and doubt
I cannot see my own way out
When all my prayers I fear unheard
My future dreams, lost and blurred
Open my eyes to see Your truth
Remembering all my days since youth
Promises sealed by your dear Grace
How every tear, revealed Your Face
Then calm my heart that I might see
Your plans for good; You have for me
Your answers come just as You’ve planned
Delivered by Your loving hand
In perfect timing You bestow
To me your best Your heart to know
Fill full my heart and lift my soul
That I might seek Your precious goal
And cast away all doubt and fear
To follow You, Your will adhere
You, my King and greatest treasure
Rise high above all worldly pleasure
Because I keep Your love in view
My joy, my hope abides in You
Your answer then so bright and clear
This trial Lord brought You so near
That I might find my life in You
And nothing else will ever do.
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