Life doesn't always go the way we think it should be going. Some of us have certain expectations in our minds of where we think we should be at certain points in our lives. How much money do we have set aside for a "rainy day?" How much money do we have saved for kids' college funds? How much money do we have set aside for our retirement?
In addition, other stressors in our everyday lives sometimes attack us producing worry and anxiety. Sometimes when things seem SO overwhelming and scary we might feel like we're traveling down the "river rapids" on our journey through life, and WE all too often try to take control and steer the boat in the direction WE think it is supposed to be going. God never promised a life of ease though, and sometimes we might even feel that we've fallen overboard!
In our times of fear and attempting to take control, some of us even forget where Jesus is in our lives! We don't remember to rely on Him, and instead we try to handle things all on OUR own power, forgetting that Jesus is right beside us riding the river rapids too. But in Psalm 118:6, the psalmist wrote, "with the LORD on my side I do not fear..."
So when the unexpected "river rapids" come at us on our journey through life (which God did not promise would be a life of ease) it is important to remember When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;....the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you....For I am the LORD your God....your Savior. - Isaiah 43:2,3
And in those times of riding the river rapids in our lives, if we should happen to fall overboard, isn't it reassuring that we have Jesus as our life jacket! Hallelujah and Amen to that!
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