Greetings Prayer Warriors,
My heart sinks when I hear about families who face different
types of adversity. Some lose their
homes; some have never had a home. Some
face the death of a loved one; some have isolated themselves to a point where
they have no one to love. Some struggle with poverty, abusive relationships,
mental health issues, and so on.
However the real tragedy for these individuals or families isn’t
in the hardships in and of themselves, but occurs when they don’t know that the
Lord is walking beside them. He carries them
when they are weak, he catches every tear they shed, and He awaits their
recognition of His presence. He longs to
hear them call out to Him for He wants to sooth their pain. He often sends His angels (the heavenly or
earthly kind) to minister to them.
He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be
no more death or mourning, wailing or pain.
Revelation 21:4
How different the experience when one knows the Lord is with
them! He longs to give everyone His
peace. Consider those who gather in
prayer during adversity versus those who suffer together in despair. Don’t you long for everyone to know the Lord
as the Divine Comforter?
As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you.
Isaiah 66:13
Let us pray that everyone, especially those facing
adversity, comes to have faith in the Lord, and thus are flooded with his
peace, comforted by His love, and restored through His joy. Lord, when you are looking for someone to send
on your behalf, may you not hear silence but our collective, “send me!”
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I
send? Who will go for us?” “Here I am,” I said; “send me!” Isaiah 6:8
Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet
Comfort the afflicted. Respond to His call and pass it on!
