18 When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your love, O Lord, supported me. 19 When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy
to my soul. 22 But the Lord has become my fortress, and my God
the rock in whom I take refuge (Psalm 94:18-19, 22)
Tell me if this sounds familiar: you
feel like you are slipping deeper and deeper, like you are losing your foothold
on life. Yeah, we have probably all been
there. First of all, breathe. This is not the end. How do you, how do I make it when we feel
like we have lost our footing and are falling.
We make it with faith. Faith in believing in One who is greater than
I. Faith in the One who called all
things into existence, and faith in the One who loves you and I more than we
will ever understand. When I feel like I’m
slipping it is His love that supports me, His love that keeps me going.
Anxiety. That is another big ugly word and emotion we
have to deal with. The psalmist tells us
how to deal with that as well, He says that God’s consolation brings joy to our
soul. What is consolation? Consolation is the Hebrew word: תַּנְחוּמִים [tanchuwm, tanchum, tanchuwmah /tan·khoom / this basically means to
comfort. To put us at ease. To put our minds at ease. Another part of faith. When we have faith, it is that faith that
puts us at comfort when the anxiety of the world comes crashing in around us. Through that comfort it brings joy to our
soul. It’s like getting a hug from a
parent, there is just a comfort in that hug that cannot be described. So it is with your Creator.
The
psalmist adds that the Lord has become His fortress, so the question is
this: Has the Lord become your fortress. Is He your strength? Is He the one where you find your refuge
(shelter)? He wants to be, will you just
let Him.
I really
needed this today, well I guess probably everyday, God thank you for being my
refuge, my comfort, my support, especially when Anxiety is high within me….
Have a great day, Chris
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