Falling In Around Us

0:00March 16th. Falling in around us. Have you ever seen a tornado? They are incredible things to behold. It seems like almost out of nowhere a spinning board text drops out of the sky with sucking winds up to 300 miles per hour. Imagine that. And if you're in the way, you're certainly in a crisis. The chaos of these destructive winds can make us feel, well, utterly helpless. Like our world is crashing in around us. Well, it is. But we don't always have to be in the path of a tornado to feel like this, do we? Even as Christians, our world can sometimes feel like it's falling apart. And we might be wondering where is God in this? Today we'll hear from a man in a very similar situation on this unshackled daily devotional. I'm Alan Carrey, born to a third-generation Jewish family in

1:03Brooklyn. When my learning disability was discovered in school, my mother took over. Then to avoid the draft during Vietnam, she got me into a city college. There are no years my father was withdrawn, deeply depressed. In college, I also began seeing a therapist for depression. I had my first girlfriend at age 20, a gentile, which upset my mother so much I moved out of the house to a dorm. Then I quit school to drive a taxi. My mother died a cancer a year later. I was devastated. One day I had a manic episode so bizarre I ended up in a psychiatric ward for several weeks. Released to my father, I hardly spoke for the next three years. I contemplated suicide. Then I overheard some messy and a Jews on the street and went to a meeting. There, a number of Jews testified about Jesus, the Messiah, and how he changed their lives. On Thanksgiving in 1974, I prayed to receive Jesus Christ as my savior and Messiah. And the dark cloud lifted. Through prayer and

2:09Bible reading, Jesus has kept me free of depression ever since. Psalm chapter 46 verses 1 and 2 say, God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore, will not we fear. Though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea, friend, if you are facing a crisis, we understand the fear and anxiety you are likely experiencing. It is a very difficult place to be. But please know that God is not unaware of your situation or powerless to it. In fact, I can promise you one thing that God is near to you and he can draw you closer to him through this. And when you feel his presence, it is a peace beyond anything humanly possible. He is our hiding place

3:09and our help. Will you trust this truth today? Unshackled, the longest running audio drama in history airs on over 3,000 radio stations worldwide. Real people, real life stories, stirring dramatic accounts of hopelessness, and the hope that changes everything. This award-winning program grips the heart with compelling and relevant stories of transformed lives. Without Jesus Christ, we are all shackled by sin, by our wrong choices, disobedience and selfish motives. But God is at work, and the power of Christ sets us free of our bondage. Listen to a new devotional every day, and don't forget to tell your friends about unshackled daily devotional.