Between a rock and a hard place….
I was editing some older images and came upon the one above. I starred at for a long time, and it came to me, the title of the entry. Life is not always easy, sometimes it’s down right hard, hard as a rock! Since we all must face tough times, how do we find solutions, or at least peace? Jesus gave very specific instructions, “Give your burdens to me for my yoke is light.” Jesus knows how to bare heavy burdens, and He wants you and I to release our troubles into his care. His desire is that you not have to carry those burdens, but trust in Him!
For many years I did not understand the scripture passage that said, “Seek first the Kingdom of God and all these things will be added unto you.” The previous scripture and named all of our needs in life. If Jesus would give His own life that we may be forgiven for our sins, how much more does He want to help you rise above the difficult times, and meet your needs. Many times we make the mistake of seeing Jesus as “just” a man! It’s true that He came down to earth to live like us and face all we faced, and teach us how to rise above it, but He is God’s Son, His power is beyond anything we could ever imagine! Nothing is out of His reach.
The next time you feel your world is spinning out of control, lean on the man that made the world, Jesus!
In Him,
the pilgrim
This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 at 8:54 pm
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Your comment hits home like a hammer to the head after finally letting go to let God handle some tough times at work last week….and he is now working the issues better than I ever could. Thankfully I asked for his guidance, heard his word in the daily gospel, and let it work I his way just in time.
Great words of guidance my friend!
You’re always on my heart Eric!
Have you considered authoring a hybrid photo book/devotional? You are quite adept at both. You could easily do this (photos with text) in Lightroom’s Book module then offer them for sale on Blurbs site. I’d buy it.
Bill I second this idea!
I’ll hold you to that, actually I will be releasing a lot of eBooks in the future!
Thanks Eric.
Moses said, God, I want to see you.
God said, to see me would kill you.
So instead, God put him between a rock and a hard place and passed by in all His Glory.
Next time you are between a rock and a hard place, look for God. He will show up in all of His glory.
Absolutely stunningly said!!!!!!
Timely advise for some of us !
Your faith is one of the reasons I make your site my first photographic site visit each day, after Grace for You and In Touch Daily Devotional. I will admit that I sometime do gloss over some of your gear reviews because of Philippians 4:11. But your photographic content and faith make for a refreshing stop.
Blessing to you and your family !
Thanks Ken, you are always welcome here!