LOSING EVERYTHING

How many people feel today that they are losing everything! I can remember the time, I lost something of great value, my wedding ring. I was playing volleyball, and my wedding ring fell off my finger in the grass. As soon as I realized my ring fell off, we stopped the game and began a search for the ring. I was thankful that we found it after an extensive search.

What happens when you experience abandonment, rejection, loss of a job, divorce, terminal illness, broken dreams, or many other things in life? In Psalm 16 - this is what the Psalmist is facing.

At first, we face shock, anger, frustration, of the crisis going on in our lives, and then after some time we begin to cope with the situation.

What does David teach us:

Psalm 16:1 - "Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge. I said to the Lord - "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing."
- Our security, peace, rest is in the Lord and not in anything in this world. This world is going to let us down. People will hurt us, reject us in this life. Our bodies will let us down. Everything will let us down, but God!!

Psalm 16:5 - "Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure."
How many times we do not like what the Lord has allowed us to go through in this life. We pray like Jesus in the Garden - "Let this cup pass from me." But Jesus did not end the prayer there. He went on to say - "Nevertheless, not my will but your will be done." We need to know that even in hard times the Lord's will for our lives is the best thing for us!

Psalm 16: 7-11 - We see what David does even in the difficult times of life. I will praise you O Lord." I will - not I feel like it! Because there are many things in life that we may not feel like doing, especially when you have lost everything! This morning begin to praise the Lord and watch what will happen in your spirit! In verse 11 - "You will fill me with joy in your presence." It is the presence of God that helps us when we have lost everything in this world!