Luke 1:12a says, "And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled.."
Had it not been for the fact that he was troubled, Zacharias would have performed his priestly duties and shortly after would have blessed the people, but he was troubled.
In a similar manner there are many of us can't quite get it together because of troubles in our lives. We spend most of our lives responding to trouble. Bills, family problems, marriage problems, school problems, parents, children, bosses, losses, gains and pains all spell trouble. We tell ourselves that when we get through dealing with our troubles then we will have time to find the Lord. Instead of waiting until our troubles are over, the bible says when trouble comes that's one of the times we should look for the Lord, not afterwards. Psalm 27:5 says, "For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock." While trouble is rising we get it together, then. We should not try to wait until trouble is over to get ourselves together because we need to be together to deal with the trouble. Those who know the Lord agree with the song writer B. Chase Williams who said, "Trouble in my way. I have cry sometime. Lay awake at night, but that's alright. Jesus will fix it, afterwhile." Don't wait until your troubles end to start getting your life together; do it now.
What are you waiting for?
What's taking you so long?
Had it not been for the fact that he was troubled, Zacharias would have performed his priestly duties and shortly after would have blessed the people, but he was troubled.
In a similar manner there are many of us can't quite get it together because of troubles in our lives. We spend most of our lives responding to trouble. Bills, family problems, marriage problems, school problems, parents, children, bosses, losses, gains and pains all spell trouble. We tell ourselves that when we get through dealing with our troubles then we will have time to find the Lord. Instead of waiting until our troubles are over, the bible says when trouble comes that's one of the times we should look for the Lord, not afterwards. Psalm 27:5 says, "For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock." While trouble is rising we get it together, then. We should not try to wait until trouble is over to get ourselves together because we need to be together to deal with the trouble. Those who know the Lord agree with the song writer B. Chase Williams who said, "Trouble in my way. I have cry sometime. Lay awake at night, but that's alright. Jesus will fix it, afterwhile." Don't wait until your troubles end to start getting your life together; do it now.
What are you waiting for?
What's taking you so long?
Sincerely,
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