Stop the world, I want to get off!
How many of us have had that thought? As the days grow shorter, the enemy has
pulled out all the stops in his attacks. For that reason, there are an alarming
number of people who just want to give up and some have even committed suicide.
Many more have given thought to ending their life. In all these cases, Satan
was able to convince them that there is no reason to live. His voice has
taunted them to believe that the trial they are facing will never get better
and it will never end. Jesus paid the price to overcome in every trouble and
yet too many of us sadly cannot believe him.
We have all experienced those times
in life when the battles we faced were so overwhelming that all hope just
vanished. It can be very hard to recover when a loved one dies too soon and
your heart is breaking from sadness. Marriages hardly seem worth the price of
the license as spouses can leave their families without a hint of compunction.
They always offer some excuse, but the bottom line is their vow and commitment
to God meant nothing.
Financial problems are plaguing all of us in some way. Homes
are being foreclosed and many are facing homelessness for the first time. Too
often single mothers are destitute trying to raise their children alone. It
seems never-ending as each day brings more problems.
To add to all of this, there are an
overwhelming number of those with addictions to drugs, alcohol, gambling and
pornography. Crime has greatly increased and prisons are filled with dark
forces of evil. Poverty and deadly diseases are at an all-time high throughout
this world. Earthquakes, tornadoes and floods have literally changed the
geography of several states and countries.
Finally, never before have we seen
the degree of sin and evil that defy understanding. News of parents who kill
their own children without reason or remorse is becoming commonplace! Children
are no longer protected from harm. We are literally living in a time when truth
has been exchanged for a destructive lie. The hearts of most have grown cold as
godlessness fills the earth to overflow.
The Apostle Paul tells us in 2 Timothy 3:”There will be
terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of
money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful,
unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal,
not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather
than lovers of God – having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have
nothing to do with them.”
We are in those “terrible” times and
it is now that you must choose what is right. The forecast for this world is
indeed dim. My heart breaks as I watch the massive deception that is filling
this earth. In every country, people are crying out for God’s help in the midst
of their struggles, but yet they are unwilling to surrender their lives to his
will. Most do not understand that there will never be victory for them unless
Christ rules in their hearts.
My friends, I want you to understand
the most important part of this message. We are all living in perilous,
troublesome times. Until Christ returns to make all things new, there is going
to be trials and storms in the life of every believer. Those trials are not
meant to drive you away from God and his purpose. They are permitted in your
life to bring you to the power of God and his strength. For that reason, the
enemy keeps taunting you to give up and believe that Christ was not enough or
that he did not show up in time. The truth is that the legions of God’s angels are
surrounding you right now. Your faith is being perfected as each battle brings
you further up the mountain and closer to the face of God!
Those who feel that they cannot
endure this life anymore and who want to die are listening to the lies from a
defeated foe who has been rendered powerless and hopeless by the cross of
Christ. That lie cannot hurt you unless you believe it! Take heart, my weary
friends, for God is willing to breathe into you new life if you will just keep
your eyes on him. You have the authority to move mountains and that means that
you can take hope knowing that there is no boundary, no ocean, no pain and no
bondage that can keep you a prisoner when the blood of Christ has set you free!
Whatever you are struggling with,
your God is bigger. To those who face depression and even self-mutilation,
there is a way out. That prison of affliction cannot keep you any longer! Put
your trust in Christ who paid the price to heal every disease and to restore
marriages, homes and heal heartaches. He will get you through your financial
battle and it is then that you will know Christ and his love for you that never
fails.
Wherever you are, God sees you and
knows your pain. Hold on and keep trusting for he knows how to rescue you if
you don’t give up.
I am praying for all who need to
hear this message. You are not alone for God has burdened others to pray for
you. I hope that you will take to heart all that God has given me to write.
Remember that your pain will not last forever. Only believe!
