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Nazarene Servant

Have you ever felt like you were on top of the world just elated to be alive. Everything is going so well and you feel light on your feet. Ah, those wonderful bits of bliss when they breeze through our lives. Makes me feel as though I could face anything The sunshine feels a little warmer, the birds sound prettier, the sky is bluer. Life is good. God is good.

Then, WHAM! Totally blindsided you get that phone call, that bill, that notice, that argument. Any number of turbulence can through us topsy-turvy like a ship on the ocean. A storm can suddenly appear and we desperately hang on for dear life. OH GOD! Where are you now!?

Been there, huh? What is some wise counsel on how we can help that brother or sister who may be facing those circumstances. How can we be comforting from our heart? God is always present but how can we be present in those instances? What has helped in getting through those times?

***At some point throughout the thread I will share about my daughter's cancer diagnosis when she was 3 1/2 years old.
 
I used to get severe anxiety and panic attacks every time that I felt things were going great... it scared me to death! Just because of what you said... the bottom always fell out. Always.

I have too many stories & words for a post - I could write the book!

To keep this short, and still contribute.. 1, 2, 3 (There is much more I could add, but that's all I have actually written.)
 
When someone close to me is going through those circumstances, I just jump in and go through it with them, walk them out from the dark, little by little, all the while pointing them to Father. In my own years of utter torment I learned to sing praises to God. Now whenever a bad situation arises I'll freak out and then Holy Spirit helps me to focus on God, and I experience that peace that God promised. I had to go through the dark times without human support. If there's one thing I'd want if I had to go through it all again, it's a human hand to hold. That's not to imply that God isn't sufficient. Yet I think He somehow made us to need one another. If you know someone in terrible circumstances, take their hand and walk with them. We don't have to give all the answers and provide all the fixes. We just have to be there. Jehovah-Shama, God is there.
 
Hello Nazarene Servant;

These are great posts! Praise God!

There are Scriptures throughout that prepare us for any moment of despair or success. Many people cannot handle both for it takes Spiritual maturity and it's life that we cannot master.

John 16:33, 33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

As I'm still learning to be prepared, my personal growth is knowing each day no matter, the Lord is always with me. What a relief!

Thank you, Lord!
 
God is a loving Father. As such I'm confident that God will never allow a test that is beyond our ability to manage, overcome and bear. In a way God is telling us that he knows that we can handle these difficult trials. I've not had trials like these described above perhaps that means I'm not ready for such trials.

God though has given me many other trials to deal with. Sometimes I fall on my face but God has always picked me back up.

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Nazarene Servant said:
Have you ever felt like you were on top of the world just elated to be alive. Everything is going so well and you feel light on your feet. Ah, those wonderful bits of bliss when they breeze through our lives. Makes me feel as though I could face anything The sunshine feels a little warmer, the birds sound prettier, the sky is bluer. Life is good. God is good.

Then, WHAM! Totally blindsided you get that phone call, that bill, that notice, that argument. Any number of turbulence can through us topsy-turvy like a ship on the ocean. A storm can suddenly appear and we desperately hang on for dear life. OH GOD! Where are you now!?

Been there, huh? What is some wise counsel on how we can help that brother or sister who may be facing those circumstances. How can we be comforting from our heart? God is always present but how can we be present in those instances? What has helped in getting through those times?

***At some point throughout the thread I will share about my daughter's cancer diagnosis when she was 3 1/2 years old.
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My dear brother......that is life!!!!!!!!!

You might as well get used to it because as long as you live, you will have those kinds of things happening to you!

Life is a set of challenges, problems and hassles. We sometimes imagine that if we could just deal with the immediate challenge that we are facing, all our problems would be over. But life is not like that. If we resolve one problem, others are just around the corner.

The temptation is to see these challenges as preventing us from carrying out the ministry God has given us. In actual fact, dealing with the problems is the ministry. As one former Bishop of Kensington put it: ‘These are not the problems associated with the ministry, they are the ministry.’

The Bible is true to life. The psalmist faced pain and distress. Paul faced false accusation and the frustration of being kept in prison on trumped up charges. The kings in the Old Testament faced battles and a massive building project challenge.

The best advice I can give you is to remember Romans 8:28........
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
 
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