Whenever I am Lonely and Lost in deep Despair

 
When I was in matric (Gr 12) we bought these little books, that our friends, teachers and family would write in as we left the final year of our school life for the big world..

My mom gave me this poem from Helen Steiner Rice and it has been one of the pilars of my lkife, if not faith.

Yhanks ma, it has been 26 years since you gave me this poem that has shaped my life.

"Whenever I am lonely and lost in deep despair,
I bundle all my troubles up and go to God in prayer.
I tell him I am heartsick and lost and lonely too,
That my mind is deeply burdened and I don’t know what to do.

But I know He stilled the tempest and calmed the angry sea,

So I humbly ask if in His love He’ll do the same for me.
And then I just keep quiet, and think only thoughts of peace,

And if I abide in stillness, my restless murmurings cease."

Many times when we go through trials and tribulations in life, we are tempted to ask,
“Does God care?”
And the more severe the trial, the more we are inclined to answer the question in the negative.
Odd, isn’t it?
We are more certain of the love of God when all is well, but when storm clouds arise, we question His love and concern for us.

First, go to God.
Friends are nice, but go to God.
Family is nice, but go to God.
Church family is wonderful to have, but go to God.
Unfortunately God is often the last one that we turn to but the first one that we blame.
Go to God in prayer.
Second, tell God how you feel.
God can handle our anger, frustration, doubts, fears, and even our questions.
God hears.
God strengthens.
God comforts.
God cares.

Finally, after I have gone to God in prayer, after I have told God how I felt, after I thought
about and remembered what God has done in the past, I rest in Him and in the peace that
only He can provide.

Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you. I do not
give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
(John 14:27 NIV)

I preach to myself when writing this because unfortunately I do not practice what I believe or preach because I am a very weak person