It’s hard for me to judge Lance. Had I been in his shoes, I may have followed the same mountaintop path to vain glory that he chose. As I watched him confess before the world, the takeaway for me was the theme of our books and our ministry: It’s okay to be weak. Admitting weakness will make us strong as we lean on the Lord.
What is true for physical limits “carries” over to spiritual and emotional limits. We can only haul so many burdens before control squirts out of our hands. Nerves shatter. Tempers are lost. We stumble under the weight.
Jesus certainly shed real tears in His adult life, so why would crying as a baby be a problem?
So when it seems you're running on empty and He has given you more than you can handle, ask Him to fill you to overflowing with His Holy Spirit’s power.
Relax your mind and heart – don’t permit them to race on over various scenarios. Focus instead on the Lord and His love and power.
His touch is a game-changer. He grants supernatural power, strength and endurance enabling us to overcome impossible circumstances.
I experienced something more precious than gold that night - faith in the midst of suffering. I was in the presence of God’s glory, His "Shekinah Glory."
Maybe when God wants to accomplish something, He marks it with struggle so humans know their limits and give all glory to Him.
When you have cancer or a life-threatening illness or crisis, you tend to pay closer attention to Bible verses which once may have read like a nursery rhyme.
Asaph’s spirits lifted when he began to recount God’s past wonders on his and Israel’s behalf. He needed to view his current struggles in light of God’s history of compassion and deliverance. Then he could encourage himself that God was indeed up to something good… again.