I may not see in front of me, But I can see for miles around when I look over my shoulder, and Lord, it`s clear. You`ve brought me here, So faithful every step of the way. What can I do but follow you, For You are the Way, the Truth, the Life, And You`ve promised never to leave me, My Savior, my friend, From beginning to end.
I Am Found In You
by
Steven Curtis Chapman
My tears have been my food day and night, while men say to me all day long, "Where is your God?" Psalms 42:3 NIV
We learn several things about the Psalmist here. First, the Psalmist is enduring a trial of some kind. These are not tears of joy, these are tears of pain. Second, the Psalmist has made the appeal to God before. This has been a recurring prayer request for the Psalmist. Third, the activity of seeking the Lord and crying out to Him has been the primary activity of his life. His time has been occupied with seeking the Lord. Finally, the Psalmist continues to cry out to God even when the world tells him he’s crazy to keep trying. The Psalmist doesn’t give up on God!
What trial has been going on in your life so long you’ve almost resolved that it will never get any better? Is there something so very painful in your life and yet you just can’t seem to do anything about it? Does it almost seem strange at this point to be continuing to trust God to work out the situation for good? You may just be able to identify with the Psalmist.
The number one question of people, after my call into the ministry, was, “but how are you going to feed your family?” My answer was always, “we live by faith”. I know that doesn’t make sense to most people. For that matter, it doesn’t always make sense to me, yet this past year was full of occasions where God did His best work when my faith was at its weakest point. God has proven faithful again and again. (Can you say “Duh”? Of course God is faithful!)
The Psalmist had been crying out a long time. If God were to call me to counsel the Psalmist, I would have to say, “Psalmist, I see your tears. I feel your pain, but you are just going to have to continue to trust God...even when everyone else is turning away from God.”
Trust Him even more? Yes, trust Him even more!
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