When life grinds you down

Isaiah observed, “Grain must be ground to make bread; so one does not go on threshing it forever. Though he drives the wehlles of his threshing cart over it, his horses do not grind it” (Isaiah 28:28).

He uses a picture – horses pulling a threshing cart, but it is the wheels of the cart that grind the grain. Connecting this picture to spiritual matters, it helps us to know that God knows how much we can handle.

When you feel life is grinding you down, say,

1. God knows better than I do when enough is enough.

2. The fact that I am undergoing a trial doesn’t mean that God has forsaken me. He not only brought me to this point, but He will walk with me through the valley and take me up on the other side.

3. I will tell my doubts and fears where to get off and refuse to believe what I know to be untrue. With David I will affirm that even if  everyone (my thoughts included) are liars, God is true!

4. I will search the Scriptures and hold on to the promises of God.

5. I will strive to be patient, believing that God will give me deliverance in His time.

6. I will not throw away my confidence in God.

7. And though He slays me, I will trust Him.

If you could only see the whole picture which God sees, your valleys would never be so dark nor your days seem so long. Trust Him, friend.

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