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Psalm 55: 1

Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea; hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught…

 

Life in general, can bring about some pretty direct blows.

Sometimes those blows feel like a big sock to the stomach—so much so, we don’t even feel like we’ve got any place to run and hide.

 

I think we need to remember, that no matter how badly we feel, we can always count on God to bring us to some place of spiritual safety.

To receive the help we need, we need to welcome Him into our lives, and trust in His provision.

 

I left for a church meeting recently, and Debbie was quick to tell me… “Don’t forget your armor!”

Do you know that we need to cover ourselves with God’s protective armor, every day?

 

I must admit that I’m lax at doing that.

If I don’t go through the armor process as I begin each day, it’s amazing how much of my peace get absorbed by the chaos of the day.

 

Then when I wake up, and I begin to think about the helmet of salvation, and I can take a deep breath, because I know everything’s going to be alright.

God hears our prayers, and He will not ignore our pleas for help.

 

But when things get out of control, do we truly trust in God’s provision?

Is He the shelter we seek, when this crazy old world, get’s crazier?

 

“Gracious Heavenly Father, some of our best efforts aren’t our best, because we often get caught up in the storms of life.

Help us to seek You, when we long for shelter, from the storms of life. The safest place to be, is in the protection of your loving presence.

Forgive us, when we don’t look to You first, to calm the raging seas—Amen”