From the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Psalm 61:2
Murky darkness blanketed the city. For miles on either side, cars inched through fog, drivers straining to see six inches past their hoods. The ditches were packed with vehicles that missed a turn or crashed in the gloom. Trying to move forward while enveloped in fog was dangerous or nearly impossible.
Above the
fog, clear skies promised a beautiful day. However, only the drivers headed up
the mountain would see it. The rest would continue to struggle in a sea of
other confused drivers. Some cursed the fog while others the rammed vehicles in
front of them, none imagining there was any way out.
Every one of us has been stalled in a thick fog like that. Fears and tragedies swirl around us, blinding us to anything but Satan’s prophecies: “You’re going down this time,” comes a voice from the mist. “You’re such a failure even God is done with you. This will never get better.” We feel we’re at the ends of the earth: Where is God? Does He see this? Does He care? We inch through the darkness searching for relief. Some find alcohol, some pills or sex or gambling, but those only make the darkness thicker.
This Psalm is a flashlight, pointing us toward real help. When we head for the Rock, a high place where fog dissipates, we start to see clearer. We reach for His hand. “Lead me out,” we cry. “Help me see this the way you do.” And as we allow God to pull us into His perspective, we realize that only from the Rock can we see hope on the other side
Where do you run when your heart is faint?
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