Where do you turn when every ounce of energy feels sapped and life looks like one gigantic muddle? What gives you the ability to cope when your banging heart drowns out coherent thoughts and sound judgment? When you are incapable of comprehending the questions much less determining viable answers – what then?
I faced such dilemmas, and still do, and recount some of them in this week’s podcast. I found that before I could even begin to know what I should do, first I had to pray –for wisdom, for strength, for peace. I had to turn my face towards the Lord and not allow my fears to force me to turn my back on Him. He is the source of life, peace, comfort. He always knows exactly what I need and as I cry out to Him, just as a child would appeal to her father, He in turn directs my steps, shows me the way to go and provides the strength for the journey I must take.
When confusion tangles my decision-making process I discover that the clear, gentle, yet profound verses in the Book of Psalms provide my first line of defense. Whenever my ability to pray is hampered by the disorder in my life, I pray portions of the Psalms back to the Lord. I engage the cries of the psalmist to express what I cannot.
I encourage you even today, to turn your face towards Christ Jesus, the Creator of the Universe. He calls Himself our Defender and our Counselor. He is our Comforter and our Friend. Friends talk. Let him hear your voice.