“ Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” - Matthew 26:39

At some points in life, we become disillusioned and confused, and we wondered if we would ever come out of it. God is always present in every bad situation, and He allows some things to happen to us as He wills. He is not the cause of our predicament, but only present with us at that point in order to give a helping hand. But, often times, we are blind to His presence due to pains and the darkness of the hour. Notwithstanding how bad a situation might seem, we can walk through if we but learn to sit on the edge during the period. To sit on the edge is to embrace and submit to God’s providence, even in the midst of mystery and when we are just unable to think out any solution in the maze of confusion. Providence would always echo to us the sentiment of one of our favorite hymns, Great Is Thy Faithfulness:
Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with thee.
Thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;
As thou hast been thou forever wilt be.

Today’s word tells us to submit to God during pains and disappointment, and believe in His power to turn the table in our favour. No matter how broken and terrible you have been through loss of opportunities, loss of a dear one through the cold hands of death, financial wreck, and high debts profile, protracted ill-health with no cure in sight etc., have faith in God. Believe in a God who can make the impossible possible. Get in rhythm with Him and step where he says, "Step," and stop when he says, "Stop." Let God hold your hands; He is your stronghold, and the light with which you see during the dark hours. Engross in prayers and supplications regularly. Our crisis situation is like the Jesus’ experience; it requires us to have faith in God to give us the crown after the cross. We have to be patient, expectant in faith and hopeful through endurance. When Jesus died on Friday, it looked like the Devil had won the battle. But He rose with power on the third day. Three days passed from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection, therefore, if you can just hold out until tomorrow—if you can just keep faith through the night—everything will be all right.

Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, I declare you are my shepherd and I shall not want. Lord, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil for you are with me. Therefore, I declare your goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. AMEN.