[Faith-talk] FW: [ByHisGrace] How To Handle Bad News (2)
Eric Calhoun
eric at pmpmail.com
Sat Mar 31 05:41:58 UTC 2012
Original Message:
From: Montyuk52 at aol.com
To: byhisgrace at yahoogroups.co.uk
Subject: [ByHisGrace] How To Handle Bad News (2)
Date:
Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:49:16 -0400 (EDT)
HOW TO HANDLE BAD NEWS (2) Hezekiah...spread it before the Lord. _2
Kings 19:14_ (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2 Kings 19:14)
When bad news comes,don't allow it to panic you, and cause you to act in
haste. Stop, think rationally and get the facts before you arrive at a
conclusion or make a decision. Prayerfully ask, 'Lord, what can I do
about this
situation?' If you can do it for yourself, God won't do it for you. The
poet said, 'His part we cannot do, our part He will not do.' Faced with a
well-armed, vastly superior force there was nothing Hezekiah could do to
save
himself. So he went to the house of God and spread out his need before
the
Lord. That's always a wise move. When you respond in faith, a crisis
becomes an opportunity for God to demonstrate what He can do on your
behalf. The
truth is, when you've nothing left but God -you've got enough! Enough to
handle the situation, enough to get through it, and enough to bounce
back.
Ask yourself, 'Is this problem really mine?' Yes, we're supposed to bear
one
another's burdens (See Gal 6:2). But you're not supposed to let
everybody
dump their problems on you. Sometimes in our eagerness to rescue others
we
get in God's way when He's dealing with them. And stop listening to
round-the-clock news. If you do you'll begin to 'awfulize' and think,
'Things are
bad everywhere, so I guess I can't expect any better.' What has God said
about you, and your situation? God doesn't respond to your need, He
responds
to your faith! So get into the Scriptures and discover what God has to
say,
then stand on it.
May our Lord Jesus hold you in the palm of His hand,
may He strengthen you,and walk beside you.
God Bless,and keep you.
Love,hugs,and blessings,
Mary
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