In seasons of heartache, Psalm 73 grants me permission to ask the “whys” of life, but I can’t stay there. Where do I run with my “why”?
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Psalm 73:16-17 reminds me to run to God. Trying to understand suffering is a wearisome, exhausting, and fruitless pursuit. When I run to the presence of God, I may not find every answer, but I find something better. PEACE.
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But how? In God’s presence, with His people, I’m saturating my mind with the truth of God. I’m reminded that because of Jesus, “no weapon formed against me shall remain” (Isaiah 54:17). I’m reminded that “no height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:39). “My strength and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever (Psalm 73:26). Nothing can take away that “portion”. Not widowhood, not cancer, NOTHING can remove what is unshakable for me through Christ.
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When I go through the worst and still see God here, it also feels like freedom, because I know that no matter what, I’m held by Him. And He is good.
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As I worship this morning at @nepres , I’m thanking God that I can run to Him with my why, and He changes my perspective and grants peace in the midst of the really, really hard
