It's so funny how we naturally want to put people in the place of our provider, our protection, our security. I guess it seems easier to do that. We can see people. We can touch people. We can have immediate responses from people. So it's natural that when we go through a crises, we immediately look to those that surround for guidance.
Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
The word of God lets us know that when we face trouble and instability, when we're doubting or just full of fear, we can run to Lord and will be safe. This is amazing because it doesn't say..."dependent of what you happen to be facing, you could be safe" or "The name of the Lord is a tower..." The Lord is a strong, and capable tower, and we can run to Him regardless of why we're running, and be safe.
How many people can give you that assurance? How many of your friends can you run to and no matter what the circumstances are, they can promise you safety, deliverance, security, and everything else that our Strong Tower houses? You got it...ZERO.
Psalm 23 (which we all know) tells us that the Lord will not only catch us, but He will lead us into the path of righteousness. Thankfully He doesn't stop there. He will then UPHOLD you there will a willing spirit (Psalm 51:12). Now how many folks you know will tell you to do the righteous thing 100% of the time? Again...ZERO. We don't know what the right thing is all the time. And in addition to that, we have attitudes, and if someone slaps you, chances are you won't get the advice to "turn the other cheek." Once the Lord gets us on the path of righteousness, He still doesn't leave us there, but He continues to work on us so that we will want to remain on that path of light.
Galatians 1:10 For am I now trying to win the favor of people or God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.
So Paul was real nice the way he said that. In order words...stop running up behind people and learn to run up behind God. People cannot keep you. BTW, this isn't a bad thing. It just adds to the knowledge that God is sovereign and no one can compare.
I am so happy that my praise isn't due to people, because people can't keep me. But I will trust in the Lord, my safe place.
♥ Learning to trust ♥
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- anJELicaC
- I want everything I do to give Him glory, and although I can't seem to get it exactly right, I am becoming who God wants me to be one day at a time.
OMG WHAT YOU'VE JUST WRITTEN SHOULD BE A BIBLE STUDY, ANJECRA!!!
ReplyDeleteI love it.
Like, I'm learning that too -- I'm trying to NOT ask my friends for like, advice. That was my downfall before. I got too many people's opinions and suggestions that I didn't know what to do and I had nothing to stand on. But now, I turn to the Word and hold on to what it says.
But, I DO like to tell my friends my testimonies, since I feel like God has been working on shaping me lately and I'm glad to be able to tell others about my experiences.
I find incredible comfort in standing on the truth of the Word -- and the Word of God always has the best advice ever! Hands down. All we have to do is look it up and write it on our hearts.