Through many times in my life I have felt like I was in a lifeboat, alone, floating in the middle of the ocean. When I have felt like this I've pictured a scene from some movie where a big rescue boat is going to pull up beside me and "make everything all better". But we all know that when we are going through something it is rare that one thing happens that makes everything better. Usually it is a process that we are going to end up going through...and "better" is somewhere at the end of that process. However, as I have gone through things this past year that I never would have dreamed I would be, and as I have gone through things recently, I have found that I am not alone in that lifeboat. Yes I might have the feeling that I'm in a boat being tossed around by the ocean wave and no matter what side I look on I don't see the safety of "land" anywhere is sight, but what I do see is that I am NOT alone in the lifeboat. Deuteronomy 31:6 says " Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” It is the fact that I know He is sitting beside me in every single situation that allows me to KNOW that "better" is coming one day. I know that not one wave in that ocean that's tossing me around is going to overtake me as long as I have Jesus there with me. I know that as long as I stay in His will His protection will always be there. I know that, though the enemy wants me to feel alone and abandoned, I am not. And I know that while I am floating around in this ocean getting through this storm I have the perfect opportunity to be in some amazing communication with Jesus. Sometimes it takes getting us out of our busyness so we WILL talk to Him......and more importantly LISTEN to Him.
Whatever your circumstance may be....you are not alone! Psalms 18:6 says "In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, and my cry came before Him, even to His ears." That same God that David cried out to is the same God that we cry out to today. And the same way He heard David's voice, He hears ours. Dig in deep with God and get closer to Him than you have ever been. Cry out to Him, know that He hears you and then look for and listen for Him in everything you do. The Holy Spirt was sent to help us. Romans 8:26 and John 14:26 both refer to the Holy Spirit as our "helper", but Romans 8:26 also says "He helps us in our weakness". Maybe the reason we don't feel God's help so much in our time of need is because we still are trying way to hard to help ourselves. Maybe we need to learn how to release the issue to Him, trust in Him and rely on Him. And I say "we" because this is something that I find I still need to work on every time something new comes up in my life. But the important part is that I am noticing more now then I used to when I need to let go, how I need to let go and how to be at peace as I let go. And that is because He never fails me and my trust in Him has only increased over the past 2 years of my life.
God, give us the eyes to see that You are there with us. Not sometimes, but all the time! Give us the wisdom to know how to let go and fully give things over to you. Do not let the enemy create doubt and fear in our minds. We may be in a storm, we may feel like we are in the middle of the ocean on a lifeboat being tossed around by the waves.....but we KNOW you are there with us. And that should be the one thing that brings us peace in ANY situation. Thank You for ALL that you do for us! In Jesus name, Amen
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