This is a mashup audio of different speakers (with the same looping video) with some wise words to think about when you are waiting on God for an answer.
When in the dark, do this…
—Corrie ten Boom
God is….
the LORD your God is in your midst,
a mighty one who will save;
he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.
Zephaniah 3:17
With the news as it is recently you may be feeling a little bit unsettled, my prayer is that you may gain some comfort in God’s words through Zephaniah.
Who was Zephaniah.? He was a minor prophet in the who “probably prophesied around 630 BC.”[1]
He was prophesying to Judah as they were being raided by the Scythians. But it is important to note that “as Zephaniah prophesied in God’s name, he denounced the religious sins of Judah and the corruption rampant among both civil and religious authorities.”[2] So they were being attacked but were not innocent.
However, God does not leave them in their distress. Through Zephaniah he shows them that,” Punishment and fear will become things of the past, as God rescues his people from shame, handicap and exile. Israel will know herself truly secure and loved by God, and honoured by all the nations of the world.”[3]
When the world feels like an unsafe place, and worry begins to eat at you because you feel that you deserve it, remember that…
the LORD your God is in your midst,
a mighty one who will save;
he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.
Zephaniah 3:17
[1] Walter A. Elwell and Barry J. Beitzel, “Zephaniah, Book Of,” Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1988), 2191.
[2] Ibid.
[3] Andrew Knowles, The Bible Guide, 1st Augsburg books ed. (Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg, 2001), 385.
God is doing this for you….
Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
Romans 8:26–27
ESV
Tired? Confused? Feeling like it is all to much, that you don’t even know where to start? Don’t worry God has your back!
I love that “the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” We may not have the words, but God had the picture. Rest well knowing that it is not up to you to have it all figured out.
Trust God, surrender to his will for your life, and know that he will open the doors when they need to open.
You are never alone
You are stronger than you think
because God is nearer than you know.
– Max Ludico
I Am Trusting God 