Today I feel I am living in a place I rarely visit anymore – the Land of Overwhelm. Everywhere I look, something seems to be calling to me. There is so much immediacy and I have so little energy. Things from the past, which I thought were long settled are raising their heads. When I am overwhelmed, I want to hide. I want comfort.
It amazes me over and over, that when feelings like this attack me, my mind goes into Scripture hunt mode without my even realizing it
Overwhelm = David = Psalms
Hiding = David = Psalms
Comfort = David = Psalms.
I guess I know where to find my answer, don’t I?
In the Psalms.
Overwhelm
Fear and trembling come upon me, And horror has overwhelmed me.
Psalm 55:5
Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart is appalled within me. Psalm 143:4
Hiding
You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah Psalm 32:7
You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word. Psalm 119:114
Comfort
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4
Show me a sign for good, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed. Because You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me. Psalm 86:17
This is my comfort in my affliction, That Your word has revived me. Psalm 119:50
And you know what? It has. Let it revive you today as well.
Father God, Thank you for Your word that meets us exactly where we are and provides the comfort that we need to get through whatever we are facing today. Amen and amen. So be it, Lord!