Where Does My Help Come From?

By: Shari A. Miller

Just like with anything in life.....

Stage 4 breast cancer brings with it good days as well as bad. There can be days where I feel fine and like I'm ready to take on the world, and well other days......not so much.

Cancer, however, brings along a whole bag of unknowns with it. How much pain will it cause today? Will my white blood cell counts be high enough so I can begin chemo? Will the pain from the shots in the hips bring along sciatic nerve pain or not? How long can my hair keep falling out? Surely one of these days I'm going to wake up and they'll be nothing left? I sure hope I can get all my grocery shopping done before I get sick and feel like I'm going to pass out.

The list is endless.

The quiet pain that I tell no one about is sometimes unbearable.

There are days when I feel like no one gets it. Days when I wish a friend would call to say, "I'm coming over to help you today, no questions asked."

However, when that phone call doesn't come, when the pain is more than I can stand, I have one place that I turn to, a place where I know I'll always receive help.

"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble."

Psalm 46:1

Where does my help come from?

Jesus.

The Lord and Savior of my life. He is the one that uplifts me and walks by my side. He is the one that gives me strength when the journey seems long and unending. He is the one who continually encourages me when the way seems dark.

Friends....

What trial are you walking through today?

Whether it's health related, financial, family or marriage problems, I promise you God is there. You just need to reach out to Him.

Daily study His Word and meet with Him in prayer. Hunger and thirst after Him. Yearn to know Him and His ways better than anything else you've ever done. When you seek after Him I promise He will meet you there. He will lift you up out of the pit and pull you close to Him. He will give you new eyes to see with and the strength to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

I promise that once you release what ever your going through into His hands, the chains will break and you will be set free to live in Him. Don't waste another moment, give it over to Him today.

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