Have you ever felt depressed, alone, or Hopeless - if so continue reading!
Do you ever get that feeling like the sun won't come out tommorrow? Do you ever feel like your trapped and there is nothing you can do about it? You might get to the point where you start telling yourself there is no point in trying, because you're probably just gonna fail anyways.
I know these feeling and I know them well! I have really been struggling with my church folding and going through the process of looking for the ministry God is going to call me to. For the longest time, I started to feel like all the weight of providing for my wife and kids was on my shoulders, and then when I would try to find a job, they would tell me I am over qualified or underqualified for any position, and I would feel like somehow I was failing and trapped and a down and outer. But you know what, I had totally blown my problems way out of proportion and I had factored God out of the equation and substituted myself as the director of my life instead. WOW! Talk about a big mistake! When I substituted myself as the major deciding factor for my life, I couldn't help but feel totally and utterly incompetent, alone, and worthless.
But God is faithful! Through His Word, and a message by Louie Giglio, God totally straightened my percpective out. In Isaiah 40:26 it says, "Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing." I was floored! Did you know that scientists estimate the number of starts to be about 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - I don't even think there is a name for this number, and yet God Knows each of them by name and there is not one missing! But then God totally blows me away when he says in Luke 12:7 "Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." God who holds the stars in the sky and watches over the universe, cares about me, Mike Wogsland, so much and to be so intimately associated with me that He even knows the number of hairs on my head.
I realized that I was not in control of my destiny, and honestly, if it was left up to me I wouln"t want to be. God loves me and you and he has a wonderful plan for each of us. God Loves us so much, He won't let us go! I needed to repent for my depressed arrogance, and you know what, it felt good! And if any of you are reading this blog and you feel the same way I felt, let me encourage you to get into to God's Word, and then really consider the Universe! Once you see God and His power and majesty, you will like me have complete peace, knowing that God is in control and may we always trust in Duet 31:8 where it says, "The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."
God bless you all - I am praying for you