"Don't Give Up on God"

"Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty." (Psalms 74:20) Surrender does not mean giving up on God, it means giving it all to God, even our very lives! If we are going to make a difference for God, then God must make us different for Him! If there is any one lesson we need to take away from the children of Israel, then that lesson is the one about being set apart and unique; the people of the covenant, if you will, a covenant that was established with their fathers, and is set in stone by the very God who created them to be called by His name. I know my ramblings are some days all together pointless; it's pretty much the pattern of our lives, some days are just plain and dull, while others are filled with excitement and horror. But God never changes! If there is anything that we can count upon to get us through anything, it's that God is always right there and He has not changed His mind over us, He still loves us just as much as He always has! Where can we find that kind of love anywhere else! No where! I know it might not seem like it some days, especially those days when we are being kicked in the gut and our loved ones are being beat to death by "the dark places of the earth." When we start blaming God for the things that are wrong, we can tend to forget about what Christ suffered through for us, and why He had to be tortured the way that He was. In this fallen world, there are things that happen which are hard to accept, most of which we automatically ask God why He could allow them to happen, saying, "Why could you let this happen, God, what did he do to deserve this?" Isn't that what was asked of Jesus as He hung on that cross? But there is a difference between the way Jesus suffered and the way most of us suffer, no one is usually mocking us in our suffering; no one is spitting on us as we lay dying in our hospital beds; no one is saying, "He saved others, let's see if he can save himself." What kind of sink love does God have for us, that He would tolerate such abuse and humility? O God, please forgive me for my ignorance...
"When the time came, Jesus and the apostles sat down together at the table. Jesus said, "I have been very eager to eat this Passover meal with you before My suffering begins. For I tell you now that I won't eat this meal again until its meaning is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God." Then He took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. Then He said, "Take this and share it among yourselves. For I will not drink wine again until the Kingdom of God has come." He took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then He broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, "This is My body, which is given for you. Do this to remember Me." After supper He took another cup of wine and said, "This cup is the new covenant between God and His people -an agreement confirmed with My blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you."" (Luke 22:14-20) NLT