Have you experienced the feeling of helplessness? Have you felt like there was nowhere you could turn for help? Have you been desperate? Have you been deeply depressed? Who did you turn to? Did you receive the help you needed? Are you securely on solid ground now?
We all go through difficult times. Some are more difficult than others. The especially difficult times can break us entirely. We can become depressed and experience significant health issues. We may become desperate, and out of desperation resort to things we normally would not consider.
It is in these difficult times we need solid ground. We need someone we can depend on. We need to trust someone. We need faith in God. The Psalmist states that he waited patiently, which can be extremely challenging to do when going through difficult times. He cried out to God, who heard his cry.
Just as God lifted the Psalmist out of the pit, he can lift us out of our desperate situation. God can remove the heavy fog we feel we are walking through. God can lead us along the right path, bringing us out of the depths of depression, and setting us back on solid ground. It is not a question of whether God can, but will we trust him?
The trust we need in God to follow him during difficult times is built beforehand. We must learn to trust God when things are going well. We must understand how awesome God is and develop our faith in him each day. By building our faith, when those difficult times come, we can trust that when we cry out, he will listen. Our faith and God’s direction will set us on solid ground.
I pray we all seek to build our faith each day. I pray we recognize how awesome God is. I pray each one of us will trust God during difficult times and follow his direction back to solid ground. Build your faith. Know God is awesome. Trust God to lead you. Follow God’s guidance.
Psalm 40:1-2
I waited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.
He drew me up from the desolate pit,
out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
making my steps secure.
Marty Pressey 