Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, with renewed hope:

“We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure.”
(2 Corinthians 1:8)

Been there, Jesus.

Oh, have I ever.

I’m no wimp.

I do my best to handle each challenge as it comes up.

But it’s when one crisis starts piling up on top of another

that I can feel the beginnings of panic start to rise up within me.

My heart pounds
my temper shortens
my breathing changes.

All it takes is one more thing –
even a tiny problem I could normally handle without batting an eyelash

and I go tilt.

When I catch that happening to me, I am so ashamed.

You’re the one who’s called me to step out of the boat

and walk on this choppy water.

It’s when I focus on the waves that I start to sink

until I fix my gaze

back on You.

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2 Samuel 22:1-7; Psalms 56:3-4; Psalms 65:2-3; Psalms 141:8-10; Matthew 14:23-33; Matthew 26:38-39; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Hebrews 12:1-3

What is Lazaroo?

Take Me Deeper

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.