"CITIES" OF REFUGE

In the time of Joshua, the Lord determined that there would be a "City of Refuge" for those who "accidentally" kill another person.

We don't have such a place, but something even better. We have the Lord Jesus to comfort us through the darkest times of our lives. Just when we think we can no longer go one, we realize we survived the day, all because he was walking us through. And many times in my own journey, he used specific people to minister to me through some of the hardest times in my life.

Sometimes we think we're the only ones going through tough times, that's because we don't really talk about our struggles with others. I don't know, maybe it's a cultural thing. But how can we help one another lift each others burdens if we don't talk about it? How do we get others to pray for us, give us godly advice and comfort us if we don't open up? I'm not saying that we should announce it to everyone, but I pray that we all find people we can talk to without reservations and walk through life with. It's tough going it alone. The Lord uses other people to help us through.

May we be an instrument of love and also, may we also experience God's love through others.