Psalm 31:3 You are my rock and my fortress. For the honor of your name, lead me out of this peril. Psalm 61:2a From the ends of the earth, I will cry to you for help, for my heart is overwhelmed. Psalm 91:5-6 Do not be afraid of … the disaster that strikes at midday. Psalm 91:14-15 The LORD says, “I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name. When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue them and honor them. Psalm 31:15a My future is in your hands… Psalm 31:19 Your goodness is so great! You have stored up great blessings for those who honor you. You have done so much for those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world. I am overwhelmed, a little crushed, and a little fearful. When unexpected hurdles rear up right in front of you creating an insurmountable blockage, what can you do? Me? Remember to breathe. Pray really hard… and finally realize that God is more glorified in the most challenging of circumstances than He would be if everything went like clockwork. If everything was easy, where would be our need to cry out to Him? There would be no need for miracles, and fewer opportunities to see His hand at work in the situation. However, if you take an already difficult event (like our Gala) and throw in a few twists and turns and last minute tangles… Well, then you have the basis for God to come in and do something awesome, something super-human, something only attributable to Him. For all the world to know and for His glory, what are a few little kinks in our human plans? We have the God of the Universe, the Way-Maker, the Almighty Lord Most High on our side. He saw the problems before we even began planning. And He knows the solution already, too. So what more is there to say? God, have your way. Please make a way where there seems to be no way. Work miracles, please. Glorify Your name.
Psalm 118:22 The stone rejected by the builders has now become the cornerstone. This verse made me smile because I think this is how all of us at Hope Inspirational Schools feel. We’re the rejects of society trying to build something revolutionary. Psalm 118:25 Please, LORD, please save us. Please, LORD, please give us success. Yes, this is my prayer on a daily basis. Save me from this situation in life and please give us success with this venture. Psalm 118:28 You are my God, and I will praise you! You are my God, and I will exalt you! Ultimately, God is supreme. Worship is the way out (read about it in the book In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day). No matter what the circumstances I find myself in, He is my God. I will exalt Him. That’s sometimes easier said than done, and sometimes it takes me a little while to remember that; however, even in my darkest days God has given me a lot to praise Him about. Yeah God!
Psalm 25:4-5 Show me the path where I should walk, O LORD; point out the right road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you. This is my prayer today. Our Inaugural Green Gala is next weekend and that slight feeling of panic is setting in. It’s come so fast and there is SO much left to do… And I probably don’t know the half of it since I’m not really all that much in the know. I want to know the path I should walk, the things I should do and focus on, to be most effective and to be where God wants me in His plan. My hope is in Him because this task seems insurmountable. I had a pastor who one said that if I can do the job on my own, it’s not big enough. God has the opportunity to shine when we are overwhelmed and the task seems impossible. He is the God of the impossible. So, God, I lift up this event to you. We’re too small to do it alone. Only You have the knowledge and resources needed to get this school off the ground. Please put us on the right path, with eyes to see where you have put the resources we need and ears to hear when you direct us towards a person. I will trust in You because You alone are God, and this is a dream you’ve planted in our hearts. Thank you that we can trust you and put our hope in You, and you never fail.