Hell Walk

There's a saying I've used before, "If you're going through hell, don't stop." It's wise advice. We have to keep going, keep pressing on, regardless of how we feel or what our emotions and feelings are trying to tell us there. Feelings are rarely, if ever, the truth. I also love a statement by Joni Eareckson Tada. She said that there was nothing more wondrous than finding Jesus in the middle of our hell. Our feelings and emotions tell us that He's not there, but His Word and His Truth promise that He will never leave or forsake us....even in the depths of our darkness and pain. Even in what seems like hell to us. So many feelings and emotions are not the truth, though the enemy will speak through them, trying to convince us that they are. A wise pastor friend of mine once said that how we "feel" and the state of our emotions and mind do not and cannot alter in the least His truth and His promises. Or the reality of His Presence. They are just as mighty and powerful in the deep valley where all view of Him seems lost. This is what we must hold on to. In our losses, defeats, and sorrows, though all give rise to feelings and emotions that bring great pain, they do not change the reality of who He is, what He's said, and His power. He will be all that He promised to be and do all He has promised to do....if we will hold onto our hope in Him. Even if that hope hangs by a thread. A thread made unbreakable by Him. Maybe you're walking through hell right now. As you do, your feelings and emotions are assaulting you with scenarios that will conflict with His truth. Do not focus on the feelings and their false message. Put your eyes on Him and what He has promised you. You are not alone. He is with you, and He will meet with you even in the hell you are now walking through. Cling to Him. Nothing you are feeling or experiencing changes His truth and promises to you. Press on. He's with you, and all of the power of hell does not diminish Him or Word in the least. Sometimes, our personal hell is so intense, so dark, that we really feel it impossible to say anything to Him at all. In that time, and that time may be yours right now, just say His name. Over and over again. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. Behold how real He becomes to you and watch as He puts all the power of hell to flight. That's a promise written in His blood. Blessings, Pastor O