S: "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober minded, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."
1 Peter 5:6-8
O: Who can do anything but to prostrate themselves before God and ask for help? Only the prideful will pause and say "I am not in need of deliverance from my struggle/burden/circumstance/etc." Daily, we must bring ourselves before the throne of God, recognizing that we do not have the power nor strength to carry what we have been given in this life. Here is the promise/application"
A: 1. I must humble myself. Gotta fall flat at the throne and give myself up in surrender-praying, and laying upon God my own anxiety.
2. At the "proper time" he will exalt me-however, the emphasis must be that it is upon God's timing-it is when he sees it is fit to answer prayer.
3. He will not make his children wait long-he loves us and cares for us. We may not always necessarily know what to pray for, but the Spirit intercedes on our behalf. The fact stands, God loves us-as the wonderful Father he is, he truly cares for us like no one else on this earth ever could! I love that small portion of Scripture. God, the maker of the heavens and the earth-creator of the universe, living God...cares for a meager, empty soul such as me!
(O:) However, along with the urge to humble ourselves before God-Scripture warns us that we have a devious, powerful enemy at hand. We must always be mindful or what we think, do, say-sin is waiting at our doorstep, ready to pounce on us the moment we are unguarded.
(A:) How will I fight back? How can I be watchful? It's simple-gotta daily be in the word. Gotta daily find myself in prayer-prayer without ceasing! Mind on Christ and kingdom things. If my heart is filled with the things of eternity, then there is no room for things of the world.
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