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Psalm 42:5 (NKJV)

Why are you cast down, O my soul?

And why are you disquieted within me?

Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him

For the help of His countenance.

I know that we typically do not want to admit these moments, where our minds begin to ‘out-logic’ the truth of God’s faithfulness; but we must be honest in those times where so many things are going on that seem beyond all control. We feel like it is so difficult when everything around us looks like nothing could possibly change. The truth of the matter is that God is still in control, He still rules and reigns; He still makes all things work together for good. We know this practically, but when we are counseling that lady, encouraging that struggling high school girl, or helping that newlywed fully understand the new season of life she is in, sometimes situations seem so far out of our reach that we put God in a box and think He sees the problem in the same small frame that we view it.

Those times of fretting make us forget that God is in control of each and every detail of our lives and the lives of those that we get to serve in ministry. Why do we allow our finite understanding to make us feel like situations are completely beyond anyone’s control? God is not confined by the limitations that we as humans have; moreover, God is gracious enough to do a work and show us how able He is to make the impossible happen. If that were not enough, the Lord even lets us be part of the beautiful miracles that happen as He does a work in those desperate situations.

We need to remember the truth of how big the God we serve is in those moments where the situation looks beyond repair. Let us all put our ‘big girl pants’ on, start fervently praying and wait for God to move in those hopeless moments. Let us hope in God and praise Him in the middle of that myriad of life’s troubles that cloud over the ones we minister to. God is working it all together and we need only trust in His truth, love and timing while we diligently serve Him by helping those He places in front of us.

Psalm 28:7

The Lord is my strength and my shield;

My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped;

Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,

And with my song I will praise Him.

Are you ministering to someone whose situation seems hopeless? Are you covering that situation in prayer and trusting God for the impossible? Remember that God is sovereign!