The hand of the Almighty is always on you

Over the past few years, I have experienced an almost constant barrage of problems in my life and in the lives of the ones I love. My marriage is my one area of stability and joy, but in all other areas, there have been continuous trials.

Health issues both new and old, my children's personal relationship breakdowns, their work colleagues problems, watching my (now deceased) terminally ill step-father drown in his own fluid, seeing my mother exhausted in caring for him and me not being able to do much to help because of illness, long term unemployment etc have had the potential to overwhelm me daily.

Just when I think I can come up from under the water and breathe, something new crops up and I am plunged down again. I am getting weary and sometimes I feel that I cannot cope with anything else. Yet it continues. Why am I telling you this? Well, not to whine- there is a point other than sympathy mongering.

I think I must be growing in my faith, for once I would have wondered if God still loves me- after all, He could stop these trials coming and work miracles in the lives of loved ones in distress. But I have found that it is times like these, that God is working in my life and the lives of others, and I come to know that He is my only salvation spiritually and in coping with life.

Over the past years, I have built a network of Christian friends both in real life and online who have been wonderful in prayer support and love. I believe with all my heart that the LORD brings these wonderful people into our lives to minister and grow. (It is so true that the Christian cannot live on an island- we need each other.)

I do not know why God allows constant trials to beset some of us, when others seem to sail through life- but I do know that He never leaves us or forsakes us. It is in coming to Him and in prayer with the Body Of Christ, that His love for us is manifested during times of trial.

None of us are immune from hardship, but God has made an escape from the torment through Him- in prayer and reading the Word and being prayed for and having friends pray with you. That to me is love in action. It is the way Christ would want it to be, for He takes no delight in our suffering.

I would encourage those of you who, like me are suffering under various trials, to cling close to God, to His Word- store it in your heart so that it lives there- and seek out Christian faithful prayer warriors. The prayer of a righteous man or woman avails much.

I do not enjoy my trials- I sometimes find it embarrassing to ask for prayer, yet this is the way of Christian love and fellowship. Never be afraid to ask for prayer and ALWAYS pray for those who ask it of you. Sorrow is a part of our lives, but so is God's unending love and concern for us. So don't cave in and don't give up on your faith. Trust that God is working in yours or your loved one's lives and remember that it is often after the miracle that you see that the Hand of the Almighty is always on you.

© Glenys Robyn Hicks


Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Ephesians 6:13