CAREGIVERS OF FAITH (PART 1)

Most caregivers will agree that being a caregiver to a loved one can sometimes be challenging, scary, and make us feel as though we are not enough to accomplish some tasks at hand.  I remember experiencing days like that on many occasions.

It is not uncommon to ask ourselves questions like, “What in the world is going on?”  “How am I going to handle this?”  “What am I supposed to do now?”  Do these questions sound familiar to you? 

Various situations accompanied by those types of questions can stop us dead in our tracks, if we let them.  The fear of not knowing what to do or of doing the wrong thing can render us immobile, both mentally and physically, if we allow it.

As Kingdom Caregivers, we know that a better way is available to us.  That way is to walk by faith.  A Kingdom Caregiver walks by faith, not by sight.  Her actions accompany her faith.  Faith is trusting that God’s Will will be done in my situation.  Faith is knowing that God loves me and my loved ones, and He will never leave us alone or fail us.  Faith is acting as if something is so, even when we don’t see it, so that it will come to pass, because we know what God said about it. 

So, whatever the needs or dilemmas we face, we do not allow ourselves to be led by our emotions.  We know that being consumed by negative emotions is not faith.  We know that faith is not our feelings.  We know that God’s Word is the authority, and it is true. 

You see, it is because we know who we are in Christ that we know that we have an Advocate interceding on our behalf.  His name is Jesus Christ.  We also know that we have a direct and open line of communication to our Father God in the name of Jesus.  So, we know how to take every problem, challenge, or dilemma to God in prayer.  We pray without ceasing. We pray.  God listens.  God speaks.  We listen.  We listen to His still, small voice to lead and direct us to the answers that we seek.  He will never let us down.

I encourage you to continue walking the path that God has laid before you.  Keep going!  Don’t stop.  We must take action.  I’m a witness that God will see you through every situation, no matter how large or complex.  Choose to walk the path that God has led you to, no matter what it looks like or feels like.  If a choice must be made over a specific spiritual principle vs. a carnal principle or your differing opinion, choose to be in spiritual alignment with God’s Word.  We can do this when we walk by faith and not by sight.  Be encouraged, dear heart.  Things will work out.

LOVE AND BLESSINGS TO YOU!