I met a guy once who was really down; it was a low point for him.  He had problems at home, at work and with his health. He had reached a point where he wasn’t so sure about his faith either…

He told me that he felt as though his faith was covered up with vines and weeds, that it was cracking away and was in need of serious repair.

Life doesn’t always move along as we might like it to; there are periods when it may seem that our lives and our faith are in need of repair.  Some of us try to deal with these things entirely on our own.  Some may turn to friends and family for support, and others might even seek out the wise counsel of Christian brothers or sisters for advice.

Of all of the advice that is out there for anyone whose faith is crumbling, or who is having problems like the guy I met, the best advice is to focus on building our relationship with Jesus Christ.  If you want a great home life, focus on Jesus Christ.  If you want to climb out of despair, focus on Jesus Christ.  If your health is failing, focus on Jesus Christ… Yes, there’s a pattern.

When it seems like things just aren’t going right: focus on Jesus Christ and your relationship with Him.

The guy I met that time did that.  It wasn’t an instant fix, but he got through it and discovered that his best days were soon to come. All too often, people do not do that, and they can only rest upon the laurels of the past, with the result being an old future. I know it sounds like this is a simplistic answer to problems, but if you really think about it, you’ll see that building up a close relationship with our Lord is a powerful undertaking.

Jesus Christ is not only the source of life, He is also the source of our strength. Being in His presence is an experience of healing, and when the world seems to be crashing in on us, we need healing.  Jesus Christ can also provide us with wisdom, guidance and support when we need them most, and finally being focused on Him, we see things much more clearly.  What is really important? What is really our priority?  Having these questions answered, often makes the solutions to our problems more clear; while despair makes everything cloudy.

Yep, that’s the answer all right, why wait until there are problems?  Pull near to Him when things are going well!