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GRANDPA SAYS – “THINK ON THESE THINGS”: “Why me Lord?”
John Gray - Preaching Ideas Public Group
"GOD’S PRESENCE IN OUR LIVES ISN’T PROVEN BY OUR CIRCUMSTANCES.”
"Why Me Lord” | Kris Kristofferson
Why me Lord what have I ever done
To deserve even one of the pleasures I've known
Tell me, Lord, what did I ever do
That was worth lovin' you or the kindness you've shown
Lord help me, Jesus, I've wasted it so
Help me Jesus I know what I am
But now that I know that I've needed you so
Help me, Jesus, my soul's in your hand
When so many bad things are happening to us it is easy for us to say --- “If The Lord is with me, why has all this happened?” Have you ever felt that way? When everything in life is going wrong and you feel abandoned by God - it’s an uncomfortable and dark place. You feel like God has forgotten you or worse, abandoned you in your time of need. Your mind tells you that God doesn’t care. Folks, He is with you even when you cannot see His hand or feel His presence. He is with you when your life is so dark that you can’t see any light at the end of the tunnel.
God’s presence in our lives isn’t proven by our circumstances. God groans with us and for us—even before pain and trouble open our heart to Him --- “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort them that are in any affliction, through the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.” (2 Cor 1:3-4).
As we turn to Him for comfort and love during trials, it also empowers us to help others. No wonder Paul learned to see purpose in his own suffering: It gave him the opportunity to receive God’s comfort, which he could then use to bless others (2 Cor 1:3-5).
Sometimes it's hard to keep our eyes on the prize of Jesus, but He is what makes sense when nothing else does. When He said --- "I am the way and the truth and the life." (John 14:6), He was showing us the path through all our "Why Me?" experiences.
Kristofferson had one more verse to his song that I would like to leave for the reader to consider …
“Try me, Lord if you think there's a way
I can try to repay all I've taken from you
Maybe, Lord I can show someone else
What I've been through myself, on my way back to you”
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