God Stays With Me
One of the settled truths we must embrace is that God never leaves us or abandons us. We may abandon Him, but He never leaves us. In good times and in bad times, He is still there. We might not think He is there because we go on feelings. How many times have we said: I don’t feel like God is with me or helping me one bit. Feelings have nothing to do with God’s decision to be with you the rest of your life. He has made that decision. You cannot change His mind. I don’t care what you do to hurt Him and rant and rave at Him. He is still there when you finish. You can’t get rid of Him. Oh, He will stand back when you tell Him you don’t want any more to do with Him, because He is a gentleman. He won’t impose Himself on you. He simply waits for you. Isn’t He something! What a God we have!
Hebrews 13:5b,6 in the Amplified Bible have been my companion verses in many troubled times and are with me wherever I go. They are very comforting. Listen to them.
Hebrews 13:5b,6, Amplified Bible
…for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will]not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!] So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. What can man do to me?
Perhaps you have just been given a bad diagnosis by the doctor or have come through a difficult surgery or have had a long-term illness, which doesn’t seem to be getting any better. Maybe you have prayed and others have prayed and there doesn’t seem to be any results. We all have been there.
What is God telling us here in these two verses? I am there with you and will not forsake you or leave you helpless. If you feel helpless, come to Me. I am your Helper. Do not fear! Do not dread! Do not be terrified! Trust me! I will not fail you.
Perhaps you have been disappointed and you have felt like God has failed you because things are getting worse. All of us have been there or are there right now. With all the physical conditions which have come against my body, I have learned this one thing: TRUST GOD! When I don’t know what is holding up my healing, I trust God. When I feel like I am getting worse, I trust God. When it looks like all hope is gone, I trust God. He is our Source of healing. He is our Healer. He is for us and not against us.
Keep leaning on the LORD. Stay focused on His love for you and His desire for your healing more than you desire it. When you are in severe pain, focus on His love and care for you. All the time, focus on His love for you without question.
Say this with me: My God loves me and is my Healer. He never leaves me helpless.