God feels us

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/25/god-knows-we-feel

A couple of years back, something happened to me that caused a lot of distress, sadness and disappointment in my life. It also brought up feelings of wanting to retaliate, to just hit back, to take revenge. I was feeling really down for a few days. Fortunately, that feeling lasted only a few days and I remember that it was really difficult when I was going through it. And yet in the midst of all that, I sensed that God knew exactly what I was going through. My tears and sadness at what happened He felt.

During those trying times, I had the assurance that He was with me, that He will help me through all that. I knew I didn’t deserve His love and compassion and I was not sure at that point what the future will be. Maybe He had other plans for me.

It took a couple of months but in the end the situation was resolved. God made a few moves, I humbled myself before God and man, and persevered on. The clouds lifted and in the end, I saw the sunshine. As I recall back those dark months, I am thankful and grateful that God stood by me through all those times. The assurance that all will be good was comforting but as I was going through it in real time then, I was never sure of the outcome – I could only pray and trust the Lord. But the Lord helped me through, paved the way, changed the whole outlook and now a few years later, everything has changed – the scenery is now different, the trees and grass all have changed but it is still the same land, the same place.

Thus, it is true that God feels us but as God is God, He can do more than that. He can be much more than a shoulder to cry on. He can emphatise, understand and feel for us, and more. He can change scenarios, situations and outlook. He can not only lead us to the light at the end of the tunnel, but He can also brighten up the tunnel as we persevere on. His Word can be a light to our path, His Spirit can strengthen our will and our resolve. Just put our trust and hope in Him and accept whatever outcome He plans for us and in my case, He engineered a change that I didn’t imagine was possible when the situation first occurred. Indeed with man it was not possible but with God nothing is impossible. We must let Him determine the outcome – trust me, if you trust God, it will be good.