Do you wonder what is coming around the next corner? Are you currently facing an uphill battle? Are you facing opposition right now? Have you thought surely it cannot get any worse? What are you trusting in? Have you put your trust in God? Are you holding on to it?
It may seem as though we face challenges every day. But there are times when those difficulties are much more daunting. They can be financial, health, relationship, or job related. It can seem as though the entire world is against us. We can begin to lose heart.
It is in the difficult times that our faith can be tested. We may wonder if God has abandoned us. That is certainly the thought the Psalmist was wrestling with in Psalm 13. He starts the Psalm asking where God is. He wonders if God has turned his back on him forever. He cries out to God for help. But he ends this short Psalm with an affirming statement. He will not give up trusting in God.
We can learn a lesson from the Psalmist. When we face uphill battles or extreme challenges, it is alright if we cry out to God. It is alright if we ask God where he is. God knows our anguish. He knows what we are facing. And, because Jesus lived as a man, he also knows how we feel.
Yet, at the same time, we should continue to hold onto our faith. We should affirm our trust in God. We must remember that he is in control, and he has a plan for us. We can remember the good things God has done for us in the past. Struggles and challenges will come, but God will never abandon us. He will be with us as we go through them.
I pray we all voice our feelings to God. I pray we cry out to him when we are facing struggles or challenges. I pray each one of us will hold onto our faith and trust God to carry us through. Cry out to God. Voice your feelings to him. Hold onto your faith. Trust God to carry you through.
Psalm 13:5-6
But I trusted in your steadfast love;
my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
I will sing to the Lord,
because he has dealt bountifully with me.
Marty Pressey 