God is but a whisper away! by Toni Star

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Lately, with all the scandals, bad weather and costs of everything skyrocketing; it is easy for some to say, “That’s it, I’m giving up! I’m not going to do my best anymore! Why should I keep giving 100% when all around me I see nothing but mediocrity and negativity?

There are many people in the Bible who started out positive and good but who later because of their actions and wrong thinking, became negative and wanted to give up.

Saul is a good example. He was the first king of Israel who started off fine; however, his relationship with God became so thin that God was unable to communicate with him. Saul’s fall from God went downhill quickly. He became deranged and slaughtered God’s priests, tried to kill his own son twice and hounded David for years until he finally died after talking with a witch because he was so far away from God.

Of course, most of us know about Job. Job was close to God, he loved god and he loved people. He used his wealth, wisdom and knowledge to help those in need. Then, all kinds of horrible things began to happen to him; he lost his wealth and his ten children were taken away.

He was left with nothing but terrible suffering. His friends surrounded him and they did nothing but insult him and accuse him of all sorts of bad things. Then, he has a meeting with God—face to face. God talks with him and gives him relief and many blessings—after conversing and questioning him. It is truly a great story of trials and tribulations and how God responded to Job.

All of us go through, from time to time, trials and tribulations, don’t we? But, do we give up? O.K. Maybe we feel like giving up and perhaps for awhile, we do. But, don’t give up or give in because, you see, God knows what is going on with you—all the time and He will help you. But, you must turn to Him and ask Him for help.

What is fantastic about God is that He knows all the time what is going on with you and will help you. So, turn to Him and ask for help. He is but a whisper away!

Copyright Toni Star 2019


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  1. AnonymousMay 2, 2019 at 8:15 AM

    Wow, what an article! God is just a whisper away if we choose to be with God. No one is forced to be with God. The choice is ours. If God is only a whisper away then God is standing next to you.

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