The Well

Connecting Hope to the Hurting

Sunday
June 29, 2008

AT HOME IN HIM

O LORD, how long will you forget me?
Forever? How long will you look the other way?
How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul,
with sorrow in my heart every day?
How long will my enemy have the upper hand?
Turn and answer me, O LORD my God!
Restore the light to my eyes, or I will die.
Don't let my enemies gloat, saying, "We have defeated him!"
Don't let them rejoice at my downfall.
But I trust in your unfailing love.
I will rejoice because you have rescued me.
I will sing to the LORD because he has been so good to me.
Psalm 13

If you've been a Christian for very long at all, I'm sure you've muttered these words either under your breath or out loud at some point. Well, I know I have, maybe not verbatim, but in some form or other.

When we're in a valley or wilderness emotionally or spiritually it isn't unusual to feel that God has turned His back on us. I'll never forget how I felt the first time I worked through the book, Experiencing God.., and I realized that someone had put a name to what I was going through – "a crisis of belief." That pretty much fit exactly what was happening in my life.

In studying counseling I've learned that life is a series of cycles. Well, I've cycled through many dark times and been delayed by enough crises of beliefs for an army. Anytime we are making a difference for the Lord Satan is going to throw obstacles in our path and if we are looking the other way for even a moment we will be attacked big time. Now, I am a person who is very easily distracted so…go figure!

Yet, like David, I may wallow in my self-pity for a moment, but I know where the light is. I know where to turn and who to trust. I know that when I begin to sing His praises my heart will find His heart and I will once again be at home and get warm and fuzzy all over again and my trust for Him will start to rebuild within me.

So, for today, I will not worry about my enemies, those people who would rejoice to see me knocked down and defeated, I will praise my Lord and rejoice because I am at home in Him!
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