I remember one of my uncle telling me:
'If you are an evangelist, God's power will be with you and he will be protecting you from the evil around'.
If the Lord is within us, people around us can experience His presence through us.He will be speaking through us and each word of ours , each work of ours will bear abundant fruits.
Then I could make out, why my words were not enough for my friend to get relaxed.
The Lord is too far from me right now and I have to prepare myself in prayers and fasting, so as to make my heart a perfect dwelling for HIM.
Even though we are far away from Him, He will never forsake us.We are weak in ourselves, but He can strengthen us.
"Remember, Lord, that you have made me as one who is weak, that you formed me from dust. How can I stand, if you do not constantly look upon me, to strengthen this clay, so that my strength may proceed from your face? When you hide your face, all grows weak".(Ps 104:29):
This Lenten season is truly a season of new thoughts and insights for me.
Praise God !