Trials we face in our lives are sometimes long and
tedious. As the pressure weighs on us,
we can become a lemon. Sour reflects on
our face as bitterness thins our lips and narrows our eyes. Sharp and acidic can manifest in our
relationships with cutting remarks or a hardening heart. The very air around someone this hurt can be
caustic, abrasive, keeping others away when they need them most.
We all face hardships.
Trials are a part of our day to day, whether it’s a rude driver or a grieving
friend, we are affected by their actions. Our reactions impact them, those around them,
and ourselves. I have my moments, we all
do, when we are overwhelmed, failing to turn our eyes off ourselves and onto
Jesus. I often ponder – Am I generous of
spirit to others? Am I forgiving without
being asked? Do I apologize and ask
forgiveness for my words and actions? Do
I speak with a loving voice? Do I share
with a giving heart? Do I seek to
understand with a teachable spirit?
In John 16:33b, Jesus tells us “In
the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the
world." He paid it all for us to have everlasting
life with Him in heaven once we leave this world. He tells us in John 7:8 “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart
will flow rivers of living water.”
He pours into us expecting us to pour into others. Without His sacrifice and our acceptance of
that gift, we do not have that eternal lifegiving water!
I’m telling myself now, go to the well daily, and
return throughout the day, to be filled with the living water of Christ. Share this water with all who are
thirsty. Believing in Him provides us
with the
perfect solution into which we can ‘squeeze the day’ to stomach those sour
moments.
