The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and sayeth such as be of a contrite spirit.
- Psalm 34:18
Being brokenhearted can leave you in the dumps. The damage done to you can leave you feeling like totally damaged goods and all out of sorts. It happens to a lot of us.
Fortunately, the Scriptures assure us that the Lord is near to those of us who feel broken and contrite.
Can you imagine going through hell without any help from heaven?
It is hard enough to catch hell as a Christian. We have fellowship with the Lord and communion with Him. We have fellow saints, brothers and sisters worldwide praying for us and fasting for us in unity. We have the Lord's Spirit indwelling within us due to our conversion. We have all that, but we still catch hell and it can break us down.We can have all of these things to our advantage and still remain vulnerable to satanic attacks and demonic forces that seek to do all sorts of damage to us and our relationship with the Lord. Yet, we still have more than those who have no relationship with God. We can catch hell and still know that God is watching over us and He still loves and cares for us.
Though we may catch hell here on earth, we still have:
- Hope: We have the Lord's will on our hearts. His will being fulfilled gives us hope that what we may go through is part of the bigger picture that will lead to us having a better perspective and bolder praise. We go through hell, but we have HOPE.
- Help: We have the Lord's Word to provide us with His words of comfort and displays of His miraculous power and lovingkindness as well as longsuffering throughout time. He extends his hand of mercy and grace to help us when we least deserve it, especially since we cannot earn anything from Him on the merit of our own goodness. It is good to know that we have His HELP.
- Heaven: We have heaven on our side. We have the Lord and His angelic forces, His almighty power that encompasses all things created on earth and in heaven. I oftentimes wondered why God and the "sons of God" did not launch a full court press on Satan when he walked into the heavenly realm in the Book of Job. However, as I learn more and more about the attributes of God, I realize that Satan (Lucifer) was summoned just like all of God's other angels in order to stand before Him. He was subject to God, even in his fallen state. God has all power over all things, even the hell that we go through with help from heaven.
Keep this in mind as you endure what you have to face in this life. it could be at work or school, in your home or your family. No matter where you go through hell here on earth, you can depend on help from heaven.
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Discover more about the type of help that God offers us all. Read my article Praying with Trust and find some simple ways to continue in Christ with deeper faith. Also, view facing Your Fears in Faith. I believe that both of these articles can help those who are hurting and are in need of healing that only the Lord Himself can provide.
