Where's the Escape Hatch?

Chris sharing a tiny smile

Does it ever seem like life just drags on? It's easy for caregivers to feel like like is a little nagging at times. Maybe for some it feels like the responsibilities and chores that go along with caregiving just keep chipping away at our hearts and souls. Each day can present opportunities to choose between trusting God and falling apart. There are times I'd like to find life's escape hatch so I can go away and hide in bliss. At least for a few minutes, right? Lol.

Maybe there isn't a magic button or an escape hatch. Instead, God inserts Himself into life's equations. An equation means all sides are able to be balanced out. It sure doesn't feel like that in life though, does it? But God is the great equalizer - he can balance out our emotions, our finances, our cares, and more. Because when He steps in - nothing we see changes, but everything changes.

Knowing God doesn't mean escaping the storm, struggles, or trials life throws at us. It just mean we have that "fourth man" walking in the fire with us. See, He doesn't avoid the fire - He steps into the fire. God doesn't avoid the struggle - He walks right up to it. He was there with the three Hebrew children in the fiery furnace. He was with Daniel in the lion's den. He was with Peter in the prison cell. He doesn't keep bad things away - life happens. But He does join us on our journeys - and He does that by choice.

I love that about God. He could just sit on His throne in heaven and let everything play out. Instead, He inserts Himself into our situations and chooses to take this journey through time with us. 

Today, I can rest a little easier while walking the rocky pathway laid out before me because I know that He is walking it with me. I may need to TAP out of the fight now and then, gather my breath, and jump back in - But He stays right there with me, encouraging me to keep fighting the fight of faith. My soul is encouraged because I know He chooses to be with me right here, right now. He will never TAP out and leave me stranded. Instead, He continues to lift my arms, share His strength with me, or carry me as needed to make sure I cross faith's finish line. I will remind myself today - all day long that He is right here and that He will always be in my here. So I will trust Him with one more day! Will you join me?


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Cover of Peace Out! It's in the Bible devotional

PEACE OUT -It's in the Bible!
I'm taking my own look back at this book so I can remind myself that God gave us peace and didn't take it back. Take this 31 day adventure through scriptures based on the peace He gave us. Let them remind you that He gives us peace in every situation. The presence of a storm does not mean the absence of peace.

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