When we feel hopeless God joins us

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(Matthew 5:3 WEB) Blessed [are] the poor in Spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.

Now, the phrase 'poor in spirit' speaks to an even deeper reality … beyond physical poverty … but to true spiritual poverty. To be poor in spirit means to acknowledge our deepest human need of God and to grow in that longing and that dependence on a daily basis. https://www.bibleref.com

But the problem is, no matter how much we plead with God, we still don't find a cure, a solution, or escape, etc. The following passage in scripture gives us the way to answer our prayer.

(Luke 22:42-46 WEB) 42 <Jesus> Saying, Father, if thou art willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine be done. 43And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. 44And being in an agony, he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling to the ground. 45And when he arose from prayer, and had come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow: 46And said to them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

This seems to be a drastic - and it is!  But note that no one on earth has or will suffer more that Jesus.  So I use this as a basis for what I'm getting at.  God's Spirit steeled Jesus against the greatest physical and emotional torment that any person on earth has ever faced.  God intersected the person of Jesus and the circumstances He would face to accomplish the greatest victory over sin that has ever occurred on earth.

The key to what I'm writing is "intersection".  There's a wedge in between the prayer and being truly poor in Spirit.  As long as there's unwillingness to let go, God cannot work.

It takes the willingness of complete surrender for God to take over.  And in the process to create a victory that the suffering person never imagines.  And the victory is what God creates.

For most of us the pattern of LGLG (Let Go and Let God) is difficult to do.  And in trying situations it is a dire necessity.

It is at the intersection of prayer and humility where the suffering saint will be identified to their next mission in life.  There are numerous real-life examples of this very pattern in history and our modern times also.

I intend to do research on several dedicated saints and create a post for each one.  The keyword "intersection" will be the link to tie them together. 

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