In our greatest needs and facing our most difficult obstacles, we desperately need God. It’s urgent that we turned to him, and not the failing philosophies of man. Every need we have is answered in who God is.
- Run to God For Wisdom
We are not God, His thoughts and ways are often beyond us (Isaiah 55:8-9). When we are confused, or desperately need His perspective for decisions or dealing with tough circumstances, we can run to Him for answers.
Solomon. In the Book of Proverbs tells us we should not lean on our own understanding, but that we should submit ourselves to God and allow Him to guide us. The Book of Psalms is a book that deals with everything we could situation we go through in life, and how to gain answers for our struggles.
God spoke through the profit of Jeremiah, “call to me, and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know” ( Jeremiah 33:3). The apostle Paul said we should come to God with all of our requests (Philippians 4:6). And that would certainly include a plea for wisdom. We are encouraged to pray for wisdom and discernment concerning our circumstances in life, James 1:5 specifically encourages us to do this.
When nothing makes sense, or when we struggle to understand to turn to the matchless wisdom of God.
- Run to God When Fear Assaults Us
Rather than run in fear or pull inward, I urge you to press forward with God who reaches out His hand and says, “Do not fear, I will help you” (Isaiah 41:13).
When fear assaults us, we need the courage that comes only from His presence. We can run to Him and trust Him (Psalm 56:3-4).
God is our refuge, our strength, and our hiding place until the storms of life passes by (Psalm 27:1, 46:1-3, 57:1).
Jesus advised His disciples concerning fear. He told them He would supply His own supernatural peace, and then He urged them, “not to be afraid” (John 14;27). Even when we face horrendous circumstances, it is God‘s presence and peace that will carry us through.
When fear threatens to overcome us, we must remember the Overcomer is Jesus, the One to bring salvation and peace.
- Run to God When Life Seems To Fall Apart
His caring provision for us is based on His sovereign control. When we are faced with struggles and loss and we fail to see something positive that is happening. It is easier to accept God’s divine intervention.
When I was diagnosed with cancer, that is when I really understood that God is in control. My life felt like it was falling apart. I began to wonder if God was real. That is when I began to understand His character. That is when I began trusting his promises and leaning on Him. He is sovereign and knows what He is doing and He does them well.
When we experience pain in life, from a human standpoint, that makes us feel like everything is falling apart it is wise to turn to, lean on, and rest in God.
Nothing takes God by surprise and nothing is out of His control. Every detail of our life, even though we do not understand this side of heaven is designed with His holy purposes for us and His glory in mind. He is sovereign, loving, and good. if we follow Jesus And make God’s purposes ours, He will make us more like Jesus (Romans 8: 28-29). He can use anything to accomplish that, even things that confuse us or brings us pain.
Keep in mind that God is in control and He will help us face our greatest struggles in life. when life seems to crumble, we can run to Him and take comfort that He will help us through every situation in our life.
- Run To God When Our Hearts Are Breaking
C.S. Lewis said that God “shouts” to us in our pain. We may not like it when God shouts through a megaphone Even though God may allow deep wounds, he comfort us through it all. David said in Psalm 34:18, the Lord is near the brokenhearted. He heals the brokenhearted and bandages our wounds, but we must first run to Him in our pain.
When life gets hard, when a relationship falls apart, dreams are crushed, or when a diagnosis changes everything. Even in these heartbreaking circumstances, all is well because God can move us in our deep brokenness to heal and help us. God uses His Word to comfort our hearts, and make others to come alongside to help us heal. Paul urge people to encourage one another because there are so many occasions when we need encouragement in this life.
Grief is perhaps one of the biggest emotions that causes us to run to God. Jesus said in the beatitudes, that blessed all those who mourn, for they shall be comforted (Matthew 5:4). in the pain of our shattered hearts, God wants to comfort us. God is a compassionate and comforting Father.
- Run To God When Anxious About Finances
Sadly, the world has become a “give me” place. It’s all about possessions and finances, but God is not a holy ATM machine, but that doesn’t mean He is heartless concerning our needs. he cared about our financial needs and when we are distraught and can’t pay our bills. He understands our anxiety when we are in financial hardship. He does not heartlessly turn away.
Rather than stewing about our lack, we must run to God and pray about our needs. we must trust Him to either supply in His own time away, or give us the wisdom about our next step, and perhaps it’s something we’ve not even considered. Either way God is the source. He is the owner of all things, and the provider of every material blessing. Philippians 4:19 says He can meet our needs according to His riches, not ours. I may not have everything I want, but I have everything I need.
God knows how much we need things to survive in life, and He wants us to seek Him. In Matthew. 7:11, Jesus said, if human parents know how to give good gifts to their children, how much more does God in heaven give gifts to those who ask Him. “Asking Him” is key.
When we become anxious about our finances or any lacking resource, we should run to our Provider in prayer.
- Run To God To Find Hope
Some circumstances can feel hopeless, when we are overwhelmed by tough trials and are suddenly downcast. We don’t need to despair, these are times to run to God and pray prayer and search the Scriptures for words of hope.
In the Ingle language, hope might include the idea of a doubt “a “hope so” perspective. But that is not the perspective in scripture. Biblical hope isn’t about doubt it includes the concepts of certainty, security, and confidence. Biblical hope is not a feeling, but rather the assurance that God is for us and the promises that His scriptures are true.
In Psalm 33:20-22, David wrote, “we wait and hope for the Lord, He is our help and our shield. May your unfolding love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.” Hope is linked to trusting God. Hebrews 11:1 tell us that }faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Our hope for eternity with God is secure through Jesus, and that hope and is also an “anchor for our soul” in our day-to-day struggles.
When we feel hopeless, we can run to God and believe that He sees and cares and that He will be our help and our strong defense.
- Run To God When Temptations Come
We are all broken in sin, and susceptible to many Temptations from Satan and our weak flesh. Proverbs 4:23 tells us to “Guard our hearts, for everything we do flows from it.”  Jesus tells us to stay alive and pray so that we don’t enter into temptation as we mature by reading the Bible. We learned to anticipate Satan’s attacks and avoid temptation.
But when temptation rages, it is crucial to run to our loving, merciful, help-giving Father God. Hebrews 4:15-16 just asked to “draw near to God” to find help when we feel like we might succumb to temptation.
We must run to Father God in prayer, Jesus helps us resist Satan, remember, he was tempted by Satan three times in ways that are symbolic to human temptation. Each time he spoke with the of the Spirit (God’s Word). he gave us a good example. The Holy Spirit not only convict us, He is able to help us when we are tempted. He not only convicts us of our need for salvation concerning sin -He reminds us the evil temptations are harmful and wrong. conviction is a good thing, that we shouldn’t fight.
When 10 patients rage, and we choose to run to God, he will strengthen us, provide a way of escape, and give us victory. He will never think that “we come too often.” He delights to help us.
- Run To God To Find Joy
We might lose our joy because we lost the love we once had for God or His Son. When we lose our passion for His will in our lives we lose our joy.
Perhaps we’ve become distracted by things that are not of Him, or life has thrown us a curveball. Regardless the reason, we need to run to God and confess our love and wholehearted allegiance to Him.
We might lose our joy because we become ungrateful. Paul said in 1 Thessalonians 5:18 that we are to be thankful and all situations, and thank God for all he has done. we need to run to God with fresh phrases laced with gratitude.
We might lose our joy because of sin, David asked in Psalm 51:12, for God to restore the joy of His salvation. David attempt to cover his sin, it only causes inner torment. But when he asked God to restore his joy and salvation, his forgiveness and cleansing began. I’ve heard “that sin causes our cup of joy to spring a leak.” And that’s never a good thing when we run to God, confess our sin, we can rejoice in His forgiveness.
We cannot live this life victoriously without God. That was never the way it was supposed to work.
Why would we not run to God with our questions, weaknesses, and needs.
From Pity to Praise 