We all have times in our lives when things do not go as we had planned. There are always bumps in the road. If we could just give the difficult times to God, freely and without reservation, He could remove the pain from our lives, and help us live more peaceful lives. We often find it easy to ask God for things, or to thank Him, but when things aren't going well, we sometimes find it difficult to give our lives to Him. We need to learn not to hang on to those parts of ourselves that are better given to God. He can make even the most difficult circumstance bearable.
Let us ask God to help us to give our lives to Him, completely and without reservation. Let us ask God to bring us peace in the knowledge that He is with us, waiting for us to offer to Him our pains and sorrows.
Luke 11:13
How much more, then, will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!
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