Help Me, Jesus! Devotions From Time Of GraceSample

Help me, Jesus, never give up

Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength (Isaiah 40:31).

Lord, I want to crawl back into bed, pull the covers over my head, and stay there. I don’t think I can take it anymore. I just want to quit everything. The sad reality is I am not sure anyone would notice. Everyone else would go on their merry way. You said you wouldn’t give me more than I can handle. Maybe. I could handle life better if the problems didn’t come all at once. It’s one set back after another. Just when I think I have it under control, here’s one more thing I didn’t see coming. But you did. And you let it through. What are you thinking? I don’t have anything left. You should know that. You’re in the loop here because you’re God. You must see something in me that I don’t. You must see a way to cope that I’m missing. Help me discover that. Help me figure out how to keep going.
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I’ll try one more day, sweet Jesus. Maybe that’s the key. One more day. If I can get one problem solved today it will get easier, especially if it’s the critical one. If I can just get through today. . . . But I can only do it with you at my side. I don’t want to give up. I thought about poor Job today. It was one thing after another for him too. But he didn’t blame you. He took it for granted that our days could be full of trouble. When he hated his life, he loved you more. When he just wanted to die, he looked toward heaven. He didn’t give up, and you didn’t give up on him. So I asked myself, “Has God ever let me down?” The answer is, never. I have had major problems in the past, but I’m still here and they are distant memories. My present troubles will also fade into the background. I know that my Redeemer is alive and well, and I will be too.