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19:4 records a time in the prophet Elijah’s life when he was so weary that his
emotions were controlling his thought life. “But he himself went a day's
journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he
requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD,
take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.” We can make fun of him but he was actually
running to save his life. We can say
that he should have trusted God more since he had seen many mighty works of God
in his lifetime. There is no doubt about
it we have never walked in his sandals.
If we had, we wouldn’t make fun of the prophet who was truly a man of
God.
It is
easy for others to say that a Christian musician has to simply control his or
her emotions. That is much easier said
than done! I am well aware that our God
has enough grace and power to sustain every Christian in the world who is under
pressure and is struggling with all kinds of negative emotions. Here is what God said to St Paul in 2Corinthians
12:9, “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is
made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my
infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” Paul was referring to what he called his
“thorn in the flesh” which he had repeatedly asked the Lord to remove. Instead o removing it God simply whispered to
Paul, “my grace is sufficient or thee”.
Do you believe that God’s grace is sufficient for your troubles that
have caused your emotions to run wild?
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