Summer is here and that is the time families get into the car and take their annual vacation! We start out heading towards our destination and if you have small children, you know that one of the first questions out of their mouths will be: "How long until we get there?" Are we almost there yet?"
How many of us in our spiritual lives ask that same question to God - "How long?"
When trials, heartache, problems come at us from all sides, we ask how long?
Psalm 13:1 - The Psalmist wrote: "How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me."
How many of us have felt that kind of hurt and pain in life? We begin to feel that God has forgotten about us! If God loved me, He would of stepped in by now, and change my circumstances.
How long will you hide your face from me? David was saying - I do not feel your presence any more. I do not see you! I do not sense your presence in these difficult times. Remember Romans 8: 35-39
How long will I be depressed? Psalm 13:2 - "How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart." Have you been there??? Have we become discouraged and depressed with situations in life? It is at times like this, that we need His presence in our lives!
In Psalm 13:5-6 we see the answer when we go through things like this: "But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, for He has been good to me."
We must make a choice of what we are going to focus on! When I feel so overwhelmed by life - I need to focus on His Love, and begin to worship Him! Stop focusing on the How Long and begin to focus on How Good He Is!
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