Have You Lost Heart?

I was encouraged by God Himself today.  I was praying this morning, asking Him where I should read.  It seems recently I’ve heard numerous times about how difficult it is to get a job here in Ocala.  Yesterday I spent a good 6 hours online applying and looking for opportunities.  So, I was just talking to the Lord about it and I believe He hinted to Psalm 27, which is one of my favorites anyway.  Here are a few excerpts for anyone feeling discouraged:

When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the Lord will take care of me. – vs 10

Now, I will never actually experience this in my lifetime because I have been blessed with some of the most encouraging parents in the world.  But I think what King David was trying to do was relate a feeling.  I think the feeling of your parents turning their back on you would be one of the deepest hurts and most painful feelings to bear.  David was trying to say, when the whole world falls apart, when you feel like no one is behind you and no one has your back…even your own parents…THEN the Lord (who is your Father) will take care of you.

Wow.  What a heavenly Father we have!  David goes on to say this:

I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. – vs 13

Here is where the FAITH aspect comes in to play.  I don’t really know what David was going through, or what you are going through.  But when we put our faith in God and believe that He wants all good things for us (James 1:17), I think it opens a door for the Lord to shower us with blessings (see James 1:6).

Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord! – vs 14

…but we cannot do this without patience.  Time after time we pretend to understand and comprehend God’s timing, and time after time it proves to be a difficult task.  And yet, in hindsight, it has always been perfect.

Do you believe it?  I do.  Maybe I’ve had to remind myself more often recently, but I do believe God will provide because it is a little something we call a promise.

He is good, all the time.