HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT
TO DO WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A DIFFICULT PLACE?
Let me share with you Andrew Murray’s
“Four Anchors for Trials.” These four truths serve as anchors in the
midst of any storm that comes.
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“He brought me
here. It is by His will that I am in this strait place and in that
fact I will rest.” Often we blame others for the difficult place
we might be in. We forget the truth that God is sovereign over our
lives and circumstances. God asks that we submit to His will and
rest in Him. King Solomon said, “A person may plan his path, but
the Lord directs his steps” (Prov. 16:9).
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“He will keep me
here in His love and give me grace to act as His child.” As we
seek God in the midst of trouble, we will know His grace and
strength for each day. In his trials, Paul learned to say, “My
grace is enough for you, for my power is brought to perfection in
weakness. Therefore, I am very happy to boast about my weaknesses,
in order that God’s power will rest upon me” (II Cor. 12:9).
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“Then He will make the trial a blessing,
teaching me the lessons He intends for me to learn.” God uses
suffering to teach us and form Himself in us. We want to be able to
say, with the Psalmist, “Before I was afflicted, I used to go
astray; but now I keep your word. You are good, and you do good;
teach me your laws. It is for my good that I have been afflicted; it
was so that I would learn your laws. I know, Lord, that your rulings
are righteous, that even when you afflict me you are faithful. Let
your grace comfort me, in keeping with your promise to your servant”
(Ps. 119:67-68, 71, 75-76).
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“In His good time He can bring me out
again—how and when He knows.” As I trust in God’s sovereign
purpose in my life, I can be confident that He will complete His
purpose in me. Rest in His care… and trust His loving hand.
Therefore:
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I am here by God’s appointment,
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I am here under His training,
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I am here in His keeping, and
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I am here for His time.
If you are in the midst
of trouble, I’d love to come alongside you to encourage you in your
walk with God. If, in the midst of the storm, you are seeing God at
work, forming you, I’d love to hear your story.
“Lord, teach me your way, so that I can live by your truth; make
me single-hearted, so that I can fear your name. I will thank you,
Adonai my God, with my whole heart; and I will glorify your name
forever. For your grace toward me is so great!” (Ps.
86:11-13a).
- Carol Aubrey, MA, LMFT |
