Keep God With You

Keep God With You “If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit, apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 As you read this devotional, you may be facing various problems in your life. You may be dealing with a serious health issue, a crisis in your marriage, a major financial issue, a problem in your job or some other problem that is challenging you. Every day, just in the course of living through another 24 hours, there are so many things in our lives that happen. Many of these things are totally out of our control, and simply problems that we never expected but are suddenly confronted with. This is one of the reasons that we must always have a real committed, 24/7 relationship with the Lord. To withstand these kind of problems, I always counsel people to start their day in prayer and in the Word of God. It is not only the best way to start each day, but it will give you the focus and strength to deal with whatever problems life may throw at you. Paul tells us to “pray without ceasing”, and I take that literally as we can pray all during our day. We can pray as we go to work, we can pray as we go to school, at the supermarket, pray anytime and anywhere for God to be with you. Pray for the big things and also the little things. We need to keep the line open to God at all times, as God has given us a direct line to Him. You need to understand that God cares about you and He loves you. There is nothing too small or too large that He cannot handle. When we don’t pray we are depending upon ourselves, and as the scripture above states that “apart from me you can do nothing.” I will be praying for you today, that no matter what problems in life you may be having, that you will find your strength, your hope, and your answers in the Lord. You will be amazed how much easier each day is when you are operating in His strength and not depending upon yourself. Robert W. Brock My Daily Devotional Volume Seven June 10