God’s Love Is Deeper Than Your Problem

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"He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters."
(Psalm 18:16 NIV)

There are times when we all think, “I’m going under for the last time! I’m about to sink!” No matter how deep we are, God’s love is there. He can pull us out of the deepest waters.  No matter what problem we have, God’s love is deeper than our problem. We may be in deep despair, deep trouble, or under deep stress. And we may have deep problems, emotional problems, physical problems, or financial problems.  Yet God’s love is deeper still.  “There is no pit so deep that God’s love is not deeper.”  In the last few months, we may have hit bottom. Perhaps we’re at the bottom financially and we think, “I’m going broke!” Or, we’ve hit bottom emotionally, or our marriage has hit bottom, or we’re having health problems. We’re frustrated, and we think, “I’m going under.”  Where is God when we hit bottom? He’s right there underneath us. He is “our refuge, and his everlasting arms are under us”  Drop into his arms of love. Let him catch us and support us when we have nowhere else to go. Bless the Lord, God bless.

"God has always been your defense; his eternal arms are your support. He drove out your enemies as you advanced, and told you to destroy them all." (Deuteronomy.33.27.GNT)

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