Well here goes my first ever blog post !!  I believe God has put this on my heart to do so here goes. I have thought of the subject of trials as it happens to us all and felt led to share this.

I dont know about you but life certainly has its ups and downs. We have all had our fair share i am sure.   Being a Christian does not make you immune to illness, hardship, grief and pain but it does mean that through all those things we have a loving Heavenly Father who will see us through and lift us up in those times. Holding us tightly as we make each step to restoration. As I share with you in my Blogs from time to time what God is revealing to me to say,  my prayer is that this will help us on our journey, that we will grow ever closer to God and realise again that He is the one that sustains us, helps us, guides us and loves us more than we can ever imagine.

When the dark times come and you feel alone, desperate, afraid or not sure where to turn, thankfully God is there. We need to talk to Him in prayer,  tell Him how we feel, be honest with Him. Ask for His help. You see when trials /problems/ill health/debt etc come we tend to spend more time thinking of them (which is natural I know i have been there) but that makes them become even bigger,  rather than taking  them to God first.  By taking them to God we need to leave them with Him and trust Him to make a way because He will. He will bring that hope and healing that we so desperately need. We need to turn our eyes to Him, praising Him, worshipping Him, reading His word as we usually do but more so in times of trouble.  All these things  take our eyes off us and the situations  and onto Him.

How do i know this. Well I have been through quite a few tough times and God has never let me down. I went through a tough time recently and I found myself looking at the situ, not seeing a way out and feeling really low.  I prayed to God to help and He did. He brought friends to my side who prayed, sent texts every day and spent time with me. How i thank God for them.

I told the Lord that I trusted Him, I didn’t understand what was going on but i trusted Him. I praised Him and worshiped Him from my heart. In fact I sang worship songs all day long, read His Word and spent more time than usual with Him.

Things haven’t changed yet but I have. The problems are still there but He has them.  God will supply all our needs, He has promised us that so lets hold onto Him.  Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding and in ALL your ways acknowledge Him.

So wherever you find yourself today, turn to Him, give it all to Him, ask Him to reveal the what you can do or who can help and He will. Spend time with Him that is the most important thing to do . Rest in Him, Sit with Him Praise Him and in His grace and love He will be there.