“I Trust God, but I’m Wiped Out!”

July 30, 2009
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July 30, 2009


by Rick Warren

“I believed, so I said, ‘I am completely ruined!’” (Psalm 116:10 NCV).
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Did you know that admitting your hopelessness to God can be a statement of faith? Trusting God yet feeling despair at the same time, David wrote, “I believed, so I said, ‘I am completely ruined!’” (Psalm 116:10 NCV).

This sounds like a contradiction: I trust God, but I’m wiped out! David’s frankness actually reveals deep faith: First, he believed in God. Second, he believed God would listen to his prayer. Third, he believed God would let him say what he felt and still love him.

Focus on who God is—his unchanging nature. Regardless of circumstances and how you feel, hang on to God’s unchanging character. Remind yourself what you know to be eternally true about God: He is good, He loves you, He is with you, He knows what you’re going through, He cares, and He has a good plan for your life. Raymond Edman said, “Never doubt in the dark what God told you in the light.”

When Job’s life fell apart, and God was silent, Job still found reasons to praise God:

• He is good and loving (Job 10:12).
• He is all-powerful (Job 42:2; 37:5, 23).
• He notices every detail of my life (Job 23:10; 31:4).
• He is in control (Job 34:13).
• He has a plan for my life (Job 23:14).
• He will save me (Job 19:25).
  • Anonymous

    I can relate to that! I learned the hard way that every marches to beaat of God’s grace! Nothing happens until heaven is ready and pleased with the new activity!…

    Quite a blow to the old pride who or which wants things Now! I think you wrote a blog on this before- God delays! And how true it is to think about it!…

    And God sometimes want to test my faith until “I’m wiped out” and “at wits-end…”. Beware of when God wants you to love when I’m defeated, desolate, lonely, withered and just have nothing to give…

    This happens to me and how I fear that time. And even our Lord Jesus when he wanted to love us in his cross, said “My God…My God why have you forsaken me…?!”

    We don’t want to be there when that happens! May God remember us when we are wiped out!…

    Passerby

  • Anonymous

    Dear freind ‘Heather’,

    I’m just a passerby and I just wanted to say something, that the Lord was not too happy with me, with out telling you that I’ll be praying for you and for what ever made you write this timely blog…

    I just want to put the note down and wish you and you family well. I really like your blogs and instruction. The Lord has also given me a time of heaviness…

    But it occurred to me that if we don’t have, if I don’t have a kind sympathy for you and my fellows, I haven’t learned anything, even if I had written all the books in the world on how do who knows what…

    I hope you life is renewed in the Love that is in Jesus. We are so happy in God that we come to know you, your work, this site, and who knows how much blessing you have brought us with Jesus at your side…

    With Kind Regards,

    Passerby

  • http://www.christianbooksbibles.com Heather

    Hey Passerby, please don’t give me the credit for Rick Warren’s awesome devotions! He’s the writer, I’m just the deliverer. Aren’t they wonderful?? God bless!

  • http://learn2live2.blogspot.com Daisy

    I can so relate to this. This message is perfect. Thanks!





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