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" Cry out to me whenever you are in
trouble; I will deliver you, then you will honor me.”
Psalm 50:15
I struggled to push back the rising panic.
How in the world do I get myself in these messes ?
I groaned.
I’d gone to the department store that evening to shop for a dress;
it had been years since I’d bought one, and two weddings were coming up.
I finally found a pretty peach dress with a side zipper.
Figuring I could wear a smaller size dress than pants, I pulled one off the
rack and headed for the dressing room.
As soon as I pulled the dress over my head, I saw that the sides of the
zipper wouldn’t even come close to each other.
So I tried to pull the dress off.
It wouldn’t budge.
I tried pushing it down over my hips.
No chance.
Several times I grabbed the bottom edge and pulled upward. I was stuck.
My husband was on a job assignment out of the country.
My daughter had recently moved away.
Should I call a friend to come to the store with a pair of scissors ?
Should I stick my head out of the dressing room and call a salesperson ?
Then I thought about praying for Help.
And I’m not sure how, but I finally got out of that dress.
I often find myself in situations that would be hilarious if they were scenes
in a television sitcom, but in real life–not so much.
If the circumstances are the result of my own foolishness or poor choices,
I don’t immediately think of praying for help.
Yet I wouldn’t hesitate to call out to Jesus if I were in a serious emergency.
Since Jesus loves me unconditionally, I should trust Him to respond to my
cries anytime I need Him, whether I’m in mortal danger or just stuck in a
too-small dress in a department store.
Faith step: This is week watch for any feelings of panic or helplessness
that arise.
Regardless of the situation, immediately recite Psalm 50:15, then ask
Jesus to rescue you.
Trust that He will answer.
Love Ya, ~Barbara
trouble; I will deliver you, then you will honor me.”
Psalm 50:15
I struggled to push back the rising panic.
How in the world do I get myself in these messes ?
I groaned.
I’d gone to the department store that evening to shop for a dress;
it had been years since I’d bought one, and two weddings were coming up.
I finally found a pretty peach dress with a side zipper.
Figuring I could wear a smaller size dress than pants, I pulled one off the
rack and headed for the dressing room.
As soon as I pulled the dress over my head, I saw that the sides of the
zipper wouldn’t even come close to each other.
So I tried to pull the dress off.
It wouldn’t budge.
I tried pushing it down over my hips.
No chance.
Several times I grabbed the bottom edge and pulled upward. I was stuck.
My husband was on a job assignment out of the country.
My daughter had recently moved away.
Should I call a friend to come to the store with a pair of scissors ?
Should I stick my head out of the dressing room and call a salesperson ?
Then I thought about praying for Help.
And I’m not sure how, but I finally got out of that dress.
I often find myself in situations that would be hilarious if they were scenes
in a television sitcom, but in real life–not so much.
If the circumstances are the result of my own foolishness or poor choices,
I don’t immediately think of praying for help.
Yet I wouldn’t hesitate to call out to Jesus if I were in a serious emergency.
Since Jesus loves me unconditionally, I should trust Him to respond to my
cries anytime I need Him, whether I’m in mortal danger or just stuck in a
too-small dress in a department store.
Faith step: This is week watch for any feelings of panic or helplessness
that arise.
Regardless of the situation, immediately recite Psalm 50:15, then ask
Jesus to rescue you.
Trust that He will answer.
Love Ya, ~Barbara
You are soooooooo right. Panic times are a great time to remember Jesus.
But, we must learn to lean on Him, no matter what situation we get ourselves into. When we try to do things by yourself, that's when Jesus is standing right behind us, waiting for us to remember He's there!!!
No matter what it is we have done to get there!!!!
We would pray for kittens and puppies, for mommy and Daddy. for bratty little siblings too. For a fun vacation, and snow for Christmas...
we learnt to pray for those in our group who were sick or hurt.
Tjhe most ouching prayers I ever heard was one repeating prayer God save MY Grandpa...
every week for several years that same request came from the girls of one family.
And pray we did faithfully week after week year after year.
Then one day soon afteer the Grandma died the prayer came to fruition, only weeks before Grandpa stepped into eternity He had given his life to Jesus.
The result of one simple prayer faithfully prayed .
Exodus 33:11
And the Lord spoke unto Moses face to face, as a man would speak unto his friend.
So, talking to Him ALL the time, well, it's easy!!!