Look Up

I was hesitant to write this today, but something in my spirit told me to write this. It is not as upbeat as I had desired, but spoke to me personally anyway.

Are you waiting on God to answer your prayers? Maybe you are waiting on him to help that loved one you have been praying for and their need for salvation? Maybe you are worried about one of your children. Maybe, you yourself, are going thru some issues that you are trying to get out of. Never give up. Even though it may seem that God is far away, He is still there. He is hearing your cry. He will bring deliverance in due time. When reading Psalm 69:3, we are reminded:

"I am weary of crying; my throat is dried: my eyes fail while I wait for my God"

We all know David had to wait and wait on God as he earnestly prayed to him. I always love to read the Message Bible's translation for Scripture and for this particular verse, here is how it reads:

"I am hoarse from calling for help. Bleary-eyed from searching the sky for God"

The most important thing we can do when going thru life's difficulties or trauma's is to LOOK UP. Don't look at the problem, but look at the One who will get you thru the problem. When you look at your problems, you will sink, but when you look up, you will receive strength. I heard a sermon yesterday about problems and provisions. It was explained that, yes, we will have problems, but if we dwell on the problem we will wander like the Israelites did for 40 years in the wilderness. All they did was look at the problem and compared it to the past, so God had them wander a little longer. It wasn't until they quit looking at the past that he led them to the promised land (the provision). God will provide no matter what we go thru, we just need to LOOK UP and not thru the rear view mirror.