Where do you run to when you are in trouble? Some of us run to things that are harmful to us. Some of us run to the people we love. Some of us run to nowhere in particular...just away. Where to run to has been a struggle at different times in my life. Maybe it is even sometimes a struggle now. But I hope as I grow in Christ, that my automatic instinct will be to run to Him.
Last week I was at a conference at The Cove and Lisa Harper quoted the entire 139th Psalm to us. And I was so struck by the questions in the middle of the Psalm where David asks,
Where can I go from your Spirit?It dawned on me that no matter where I choose to run, I can't outrun God. He is always there. He longs to be our refuge, our ever-present help in trouble.
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
Psalm 46: 10 encourages us to be still and know that He is God. Being still is just not my forte. I know I need to and sometimes I just force myself to. But it's still not the most comfortable way for me to know God. Running to Him in times of trouble is the way I've gotten to know Him best. How grateful I am that I can't outrun Him, and that He will always be there as my Refuge.
- Holly Barrett
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