Are you looking for someone who will walk by your side? Do you long for the comfort of knowing you are not going it alone? Are you seeking security? Are you seeking protection? Would you accept it if it was available? Or would you continue to struggle on your own?
We sometimes want someone to walk beside us. This typically happens when we are going through a trying time. But sometimes, even though we want it, we turn it away. We continue to try to make it on our own. We prefer to think we are strong enough to overcome it by ourselves.
The truth of the matter is, we might just squeak by on our own. We may gut it out and survive. But it was never meant to be that way. God will come alongside us if we will ask him and allow him to do so. Yet, I have seen people or heard them tell their story of asking but refusing. They will ask God to help, but when he attempts to support them, they push him away. That’s how we are as humans, isn’t it?
Here’s another truth we should remember. God is still there. He is still supporting us and working on our behalf. We may not see him. We may not feel him. But he is no less there. When we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, God is with us from that time going forward. As the Psalmist states it, “from this time on and forevermore.”
Knowing that God is always with should give us comfort. We should have peace knowing that he is in control and is working on our behalf. He knows our every movement. He knows our every decision. And despite us making bad decisions at times, God continues to love us and to work for our good.
I pray we all know that God is always with us. I pray we remember that God is working on our behalf. I pray each one of us takes comfort from knowing that God knows us and loves us anyway. God is always with you. God is working for you. Take comfort in God. God loves you.
Psalm 121:8
The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time on and forevermore.
Marty Pressey 