The Lord will see you through

I was reflecting yesterday on discussion we had in the men’s group I meet with on Wednesday evenings. Patrick Morley, in his book Seven Seasons of the Man in the Mirror, challenged us to have the attitudes of David from the Old Testament (p 298ff):

1. Take some risks (think of him going after Goliath with a sling shot and some stones!)
2. Depend on God (rather than on our own comparatively feeble abilities)
3. Take responsibility (David depended on God, but he was the one who picked up the stones and hurled them in the air toward Goliath.)
4. Expect opposition (even when you’re doing God’s will).

Many of us have experienced that when we’re going through the toughest challenges of life, we’re depending the most on the Lord. We’re desperate, and we know that only He can get us through this time and out on the other side intact—spiritually, emotionally, and physically! And He doesn’t let us down! But when we make it through that storm and eventually come into waters of smooth sailing again, our tendency is perhaps to back away from our intense dependence on the Lord and slip back into depending on ourselves. I understand the human tendency (and have seen it work in too many people’s lives across the years!).

So I’ve been reflecting on the goodness of the Lord to me, and how He’s helping me to carve out what has become an even sweeter relationship with him during the times of smooth sailing…assuming there to be some rough waters ahead here and there…but also assured that, just as He saw me through the terribly tough times, I can depend upon Him to see me through whatever comes my way ahead. My heart is more at peace, my blood pressure’s lower (!), and there’s more joy to experience day by day because of that assurance.

I believe He can do the same for you!—not just see you through the great challenges in life, but bring you through them and out onto the other side with a stronger faith and a more buoyant spirit! Maybe some of you would love to share your experience in order to encourage those who may be struggling…