Resting in His Presence

Are you the kind of person everyone looks at and assumes you are strong and you have it all together? You too, huh? Many of us look fine on the outside, but the human condition is often much different on the inside.

Proverbs 31:25 says this of a godly woman: “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.”

As believers, we can laugh in the midst of struggle because God did not make us to have a spirit of fear. He never planned for us to suffer from depression or anxiety

Look—life happens. Sometimes…many times…we are rocked by our circumstances. But God’s Word says that we don’t stay there. We keep our eyes on Him, and He is our strength. It’s not even our job to find the strength to breathe and go about our day. It’s our reliance on God—that is our job.

The person who endures a cancer diagnosis isn’t doing it on her own. The man or woman experiencing sudden job loss doesn’t stand tall by him or herself. When Christ dwells in you, He takes the burdens and promises that in the end, we will be healed. And He will provide. That’s not a guarantee that the things of this life will all work out in a positive and favorable way, but our reliance on Christ is the answer.

If you look like a confident statue on the outside, but you’re about to lose it on the inside, take time to tell that to Jesus. Give Him your fears and doubts.

Let’s pray.

Lord, thank you that we’re not in this alone. Your grace is sufficient for all of our needs, every day. In Jesus’ name, amen.

 

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Episode Transcript

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Are you the kind of person everyone looks at and
assumes you're strong and youhave it all together?
You too, huh?
Many of us look fine on theoutside, but the human condition
is often much different on theinside.
Proverbs 31:25 says this of agodly woman.

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She is clothed with strength anddignity, and she can laugh at
the days to come.
As believers, we can laugh inthe midst of struggle because
God did not make us to have aspirit of fear.
He never planned for us tosuffer from depression or
anxiety, but to rely on him forall our needs.

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And look, life happens.
Sometimes, many times, we'rerocked by our circumstances.
God's word promises we don'thave to stay there.
We keep our eyes on him, and heis our strength.
It's not even our job to findthe strength, to breathe and go

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about our day.
It's our reliance on God.
That is our job.
And the person who endures acancer diagnosis isn't doing it
on her own.
The man or woman experiencingsudden job loss doesn't stand
tall by him or herself.
When Christ dwells in you, hetakes the burdens and the

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promises that in the end we willbe healed and he will provide.
That's not a guarantee that thethings of this life will all
work out in a positive andfavorable way, but our reliance
on Christ is the answer.
And if you look like a confidentstatue on the outside, but

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you're about to lose it on theinside, take time to tell that
to Jesus.
Give him your fears and yourdoubts.
Let's pray.
Lord, thank you that we're notin this alone.
Your grace is sufficient for allof our needs.

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In Jesus' name.
Amen.
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