God's on Your Side—the Winning Side By Rick Warren
“We are helpless in the face of this large army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but we look to you for help."2 Chronicles 20:12 (GNT)
When you feel overwhelmed, it's important to go to God in prayer and confess your inability and inadequacy. If you’re afraid, you need to be honest and tell God exactly how you feel.
In 2 Chronicles 20:12, Jehoshaphat prays, “We are helpless in the face of this large army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but we look to you for help" (GNT). Have you ever felt that way? Have you ever felt like there was a problem in your marriage, your career, or somewhere in your life that you thought was overwhelming? You start at the beginning of the week thinking maybe you can handle it, but by Wednesday you're out of power.
Have you ever felt like that? You pick up the newspaper, and it looks like the bad guys are winning. The moral and spiritual climate of our society is collapsing. It looks like the bad guys are winning in many ways.
So what do you do? You say, “God, we're powerless, and we don't know what to do.” You tell God exactly how you feel.
It's interesting when you compare verse 12, where it says, “We are helpless” to verse 6, where Jehoshaphat says, “You are powerful and mighty, and no one can oppose you” (2 Chronicles 20:6 GNT). When God has power, it doesn't matter if you're powerless. If you put your trust in him, he'll take care of you.
I don't have to have power. You don't either. And you don't have to pretend that you do. All you have to do is trust in God, who's got all the power that you need.
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