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by Katherine Kehler
"Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away." Gen 5: 24
I have been thinking about Enoch’s walk with God–that is how would like to be remembered.
Years ago, I read the book, "Practicing the Presence of God". Since then, I have often prayed that God would enable me to practice His presence moment by moment.
For a while, I thought that when God answered my prayer, I would be in a perpetual state of euphoria or contentment–problems of any kind would not bother me because I would automatically trust God as soon as a challenge would arise.
Not only when I was having a wonderful quiet time with Him, but all day long. When the web-server went down, or when the temperature gauge on my car shot up way up and smoke was coming out from beneath the hood, and when a waitress or store clerk was incompetent. I would still be content when the work load seemed over whelming. Content no matter what happened. You know like the apostle Paul, "I have learned to be content in whatever state I am in."
I have walked with God for many years, have had a lot of joy (who wouldn’t, when married to a fun guy like Marvin), I have had many challenges, many hard decisions to make, many times of deep hurt and pain. And I struggled–was not in a state of contentment. Sometimes I wondered why God didn’t answer my prayer and zap me with the grace to be in a continual state of contentment.
You know what? God is answering my prayer. Through the hardships in life, we are forced to trust God. Every day there are so challenges far greater than I could have ever imagined. The apostle Paul said, " His strength is made perfect in my weakness." He helps me realize that I am weak. Strength, wisdom, insight, live, knowledge, all come from Him and I go to Him many times a day because I just don’t have it.
Life isn’t soft and easy! If it was, we wouldn’t need God, would we? Through the circumstances He brings into my life, I am forced to trust Him.
Years ago, when our 5 month-old-grandson died suddenly, I hurt so bad, I thought I couldn’t bear it. A few days after his funeral, I was sitting in the living room, reading the Bible and God directed me to a verse in 2 Corinthians 1: 9. The apostle Paul was writing about his many big problems, and then he wrote . . ."But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God. . . . and He will deliver us. On Him we have set our hope and He will continue to deliver us." No matters what happens, He wants us to rely on Him and He will deliver us.
How about you? Have you got some unbearable heartaches today? Do you have some huge problems that you don’t know who to solve? God is doing this or allowing it to happen so you will rely on Him.
God, thank you that your strength is made perfect in my weakness. Thanks for bringing problems into our lives, so we have to rely on You, and you will deliver us. Forgive us when we try to do things in our own strength, we ask you now to guide us by your Holy Spirit. We want to live our lives by the power of your Spirit. Amen.
~ Katherine has been a staff member with Power to Change Canada for 30 years. She has launched and developed many successful ministries, including Canadian Prayer Alert, Women In Leadership, Women Today, Women Today Magazine and Women Today Online. Katherine has written and published a book, When Dreams Come True: Women Today Online. She serves as the director for www.secretsofsuccess.com.