God Is There

Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:3,4

This scripture was read in church yesterday during worship time. It really spoke to me. The word safe is what really got my attention. The world can be such a scary place to live. There are so many things that can pull us down.

Trust in the Lord, Delight yourself in the Lord. All we have to do is just reach out our hand to Him and He WILL take it. He WILL guide us. He WILL protect us. He loves us and truly cares about us. It seems like such an easy thing to do; extend an arm, allow Him to take hold, curl up in His lap and rest in His arms. And yet, It can be the hardest thing to do. It is hard when you are going through a rough spell, when you feel alone, when you feel like all hope is gone.

I was reminded this weekend just how easy it is to give up, to isolate yourself, to give in to the lies of satan. A good friend reminded me, too, in the power of the name of Jesus. When you find yourself all alone, when you can't bring yourself to reach your hand out to God and you feel like you have no other options, or you find yourself sitting in a church pew trying to pray and all you can do is sit quietly, taking deep breaths while trying not to cry; not knowing what to say, you can say the name Jesus. He is there for you and He knows exactly what you are going through. Take comfort in that.