Pick it back up

“The Word of God words.” “What does the Word say about it?” “If you need answers, look to the Word.” “The Word of God doesn’t change.” The list can go on from there. These are all phrases we have used or been reminded of when looking for answers or going through a trial. All true. All people who say these things are trying to help especially when they don’t know what to say. Sometimes when you’re going through something the last thing you want is to be reminded of something you should already know to do but don’t feel like doing. The Word is not meant to be polarizing but comforting. It is meant to be applied to every situation we face in order to give us comfort, guidance, and wisdom. There is another purpose. Applying the Word of God to a situation reminds us of His promises, what He really wants for our lives, and how God sees us. When we use the Word in our situations, it reminds us of who God is and allows Him to work in our situation.

When faced with the challenges of life, our first instinct is to try to fix it. How exhausting! It becomes consuming where you spend your time and energy trying to figure our a solution. That’s not what God wants for us. He has a purpose for all of us-to do the things He’s called us to do. Trying to fix problems is not on that list. Applying the Word of God to your situation takes the burden of solving the problem from you and returns control to God, who already knows what’s going on and how to fix it. It is an act of faith that invites Him into the situation.

Calling on the Word is easily to do when a situation, crisis, or question is fresh. What about when it’s something that’s been going on for awhile or something that has happened before and returns again? Those are the times when we need to pick it back up, and I don’t mean the problem. Pick up the Word of God and see what it says about the situation. Call on God’s own words to apply to it and see what happens. You can survive the things that come up in life. Wouldn’t it be better to pick up God’s Word and thrive?