The True Question Is ...

THE TRUE QUESTION IS Not whether you can cope with whatever happens but whether you and I together can handle anything that occurs.  It is this "you and I" together factor that gives you confidence to face the day cheerfully.

Dear Jesus,  We really want to live this day confidently and cheerfully.  That seems only fitting, since we are one of Your followers.  But we often begin the day wondering how demanding it will be and whether we will be able to cope.  Help us in our unbelief!

Beloved, come to Me in your state of unbelief.  I want you to experience My loving you perfectly even when your faith seems weak.  Many of My followers wake up in a foggy, frazzled state of mind - as you do.  However, I can see into your heart, where I find genuine trust in Me.  Your challenge each morning is to untangle your thoughts so that they line up with the faith in your heart.  You need to set aside adequate time each morning for the vital task.  I want you to stay in My Presence - reading Scripture: praying, meditating on Me -- till your mind is clear.

When you begin the day with a muddled mind; you tend to ask yourself the wrong question:  whether you will be able to cope with whatever happens.  But the true question is whether you and I together can handle the circumstances you face.  As you look forward into the day, broaden your perspective so you can "see" Me there alongside you - strengthening, guiding, and encouraging you.  If you omit this "you and I" together factor from your perspective, you miss out on the help I am offering.  So, as you work to unscramble your thinking, focus on who I am: Immanuel - God with you.  While you meditate on this joyous focus, the qualms you had about the day will gradually give way to cheerful confidence.

- Jesus

(Dear Jesus / Sarah Young)

Scripture Insight:  Philippians 4:13; Psalm 112:7 and Matthew 1:23