Confidence in You

Psalm 88

Troubles, terrors, and trials can consume our lives. Many times we seek to understand and even question God’s hand. It feels like we have been abandoned, left to our own designs in the midst of our troubles. Why does it appear to be lonely in times of struggle?

Could it be that when we are in over our heads it is the Lord’s plan? As the waters are slipping over us in the crashing of the waves this is the way God reminds us that we cannot handle all this. We are powerless without Jehovah. Even the things we think we can handle, if truth be told, are still over our heads.

Here’s the place I’ve finally arrived in my thinking about our lives. The Father is orchestrating our lives in such a way that we finally admit to Him that we cannot and only He can. When you get to the end of yourself and realize that you have no ability, no skill, no intellect mighty enough to handle all that life throws your way – happy day!

You see friend the Lord has never planned for you to have to handle it all. He delights in coming through for you. He is waiting right now for you to admit that you cannot handle it. He is eager to rush in to your situation and show that He is your God.

Heman the Ezrahite in the middle of frustration and emotions of abandonment confessed this one thing he would not cease to do and that is cry out to God. “But to You I have cried out, O Lord, and in the morning my prayer comes before You.” Heman knew his only hope was still the Lord. Look at this confidence in Jehovah – to You I pray. Hear the consistency of his devotion – in the morning my prayer. See the pattern of prayer as it rises before the Lord.

Seek Him in the day when He can be found. Cry out to Him in complete confession – O Lord God Almighty I cannot and you never said I could. And you can and you always said you would. I have confidence in You O Ancient of Days.

Always Enthusiastic,

Dr. Rusty Newman