So when things aren’t what they seem, and when things don’t go the way you planned, you gotta know it’s all okay anyway, right? That medical diagnosis just wasn’t what you thought it might be! That bank account that wasn’t topped off like you thought, and now it’s left you high and dry with huge demands nipping at your heels. That friend, who, well, turns out, wasn’t a friend after all, and rather than supporting you ~ betrayed you, and just made for a terrible, miserable, very bad day!
Yeah, so when you’re turned over to the wolves, shoved under the bus, or hung out to dry, life can be pretty upsetting, and it can rankle the spirits a bit, not to mention the hurt and the broken that come of it. The hurt and the broken that you’re left to deal with and mend, somehow, someway!
Well, there is a Soul Friend when everyone else walks out. There is a Care Giver; a Sustainer, and a Provider when the bank account runs low, and the cupboards are bare. There is a soul-saver and a mercy-maker when the underside of the bus is rusty, and the ravenous wolves torment!
Oh yes, there is a Protector and One who is faithful, even in the hard places. David, inspired by the Spirit of God, writes wisdom into Psalm 138 for all of us to read and learn from, and in verse 7 he states,
“Though I am surrounded by troubles, You will protect me from the anger of my enemies. You reach out your hand, and the power of your right hand saves me.”
Ahh, then comes the thrilling realization for David, when he continues on to say, even in his hardship,
“The LORD will work out His plans for my life–for Your faithful love, O LORD, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for You made me.”
Yeah! Our Lord has this too: whatever it is that has you, and when you’re looking at the gruesome underside of the bus, you can know, even there, even though He may not have caused it, He allowed it for a purpose and uses it for your good and His glory! Phew, that’s a perfect thought for us right now!
So hey, beautiful you, right there in your heaps of where you are, you can know He cares and cares deeply! Abandonment isn’t in His vocabulary. He won’t leave you, just because you messed up! He won’t turn on you or reject you. That’s not what He does. Trust Him in your trouble and hide out in His presence. It’s so safe there!
