Three Very Powerful Promises!

With Resurrection Sunday still fresh on our minds, I want to share a story I once heard.  I 

have taken the liberty of putting my name in the story because I identify with it on a very 

personal level.

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One day Yenisita was complaining to God that the cross she was carrying was too heavy; she felt as though at any moment she would crumble under the heaviness of it.  So many responsibilities. So many people to look out after.  So much grief to deal with.  So much disappointment, sadness, frustration.  Just so much...

All of a sudden, a bright light flooded the room, and Yenisita realized there were hundreds of thousands of crosses all over the place.  Then she heard the voice of the Lord Almighty. "My dear child, I invite you to put your cross down and pick up the one that suits you best!"

"I'll take that deal, Lord!"

Yenisita put that cross down and starting looking around.  You better believe she was looking for the tiniest, smallest, lightest cross she could find.  Finally, way over in the corner, she saw the perfect-sized cross made out of balsa wood -- one of the lightest woods in the world!  She hurried over there with such enthusiasm.  Finally, a cross she could carry.  Made just for her.

Then she heard the voice of the Lord Almighty for the second time, "Yenisita, that is the very cross you came in with!"

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There's a mighty lesson here, people!  

"No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; He’ll never let you be pushed past your limit; He’ll always be there to help you come through it." (1 Corinthians 10:13 The Message Version)

This verse makes three very powerful promises; let us pray them over our lives.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You that You will never let me down,  thank you that You will never let me be pushed past my limit, and thank You that You will always be here, right here next to me, to help me through everything I face in this life.  Help me to always remember these powerful truths! I praise You, in Jesus' name, AMEN!