Saturday, April 12, 2008

Thought #11

Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge to us.
- Psalm 62:8

It's crazy how quickly life can change. I mean, one moment you're having the best day ever and the next you're getting handed a $170 speeding ticket on a road you travel every single day. Now what?

You can't just forget what bothers you. Especially right at the moment of your affliction. No. No, you see, life is much more complex than that. Human emotion is a world all in itself. One moment you're as happy as happy can be. The next you're downright depressed dressing in black like the world is constantly in mourning and wailing. So now what?

Can you even pull yourself together?

Can you even give it all away, all that you deal with, whether big or small?

It doesn't seem to work that way. I mean, when you actually trust in God shouldn't every worry and care become null and void? Are we not trusting in God enough or something? But first, how do we truly trust God?

Look at the instructions here: "pour out your heart before him." Nothing else. You say you're dealing with the world; tell God. You say you're going through hell; tell God. You think no one will understand; tell God. Then tell God over and over again. Tell Him once if that's all you want; there is no measurement of time here, no tally marks for how many times you pour out your heart.

See, we're told to trust God. Life and all we deal with kind of implies that we must trust Him in order to make it through. Then we're told to pour out our heart before Him. Because, then, we are told He is our refuge.

Whether you understand the concept of trusting this Almighty God who is so far beyond everything or not, just trust regardless. All you need to understand is that He is our refuge.

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