The other day my friend said to me that she didn't want to ask God to help her with her finances because she (and her family) got themselves into trouble. Now, where else in our lives is that applicable to the way God works? Isn't the whole basis of our relationship with Him that we could not get out of our own sin and so He chose to provide a Savior for us? Do we ever ask non believers to clean themselves up and get themselves all together before they come to Jesus? No! That is what Jesus does! He provides us with the righteousness that we cannot attain on our own! So why, then, would my dear friend be surprised when the Lord decided to provide her with an extra $550 within a matter of a week when she humbled herself and finally asked for His help? He is so good at getting us out of our messes! That's what He does! If He's merciful in one area of our life, He's going to be merciful in all because that is His character- to be merciful! If He's faithful in one area of our life He will be faithful in all because that's His character- to be faithful! Yet something in our mind doesn't translate His character across the board. We think- oh but I made a poor choice so why would God help me here since I was the one who made the mistake? Um.... weren't you the one who originally made all the sinful mistakes for which He saved you? When you give your life to Him, you belong to Him! His death and resurrection didn't only cover the vagueness of our sinful nature. It covers every specific sin that we commit; every mess we get ourselves into and we sure do get ourselves into some doozies! He is faithful to pull us out of whatever pit whether we dig and jump into it or fall into it. He is faithful and merciful to help us in whatever our time of need- no matter how big or small. He is our provider, our protector, the warrior on our behalf. He is our lover, our husband, our best friend. How could we expect any less from Him, and yet we always do. We have an awesome God who loves and adores us and would sacrifice His Son to draw us to Him. It is more than we could ever deserve. If He never did anything else for us it would be enough. But that's not Him. His desire is to be in constant relationship and to constantly rescue us. Does He allow the consequences of our sin to take effect? Yes absolutely. Does He require us to fix it? No way because we cannot. He is the capable one. He is the one with the God-sized vision. He is the one who lovingly adores us out of our mess. He is the Rescuer.
There is no pit so deep that God is not deeper still
-Corrie ten Boom. 
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Thank you my good friend. Please always remind me of this when I whine and complain that things can't be done. God is my rescuer, my Redeemer, my lover.
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