resilience | lent devotions

"I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord watches over you—the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore." Psalm 121, NIV

When Ian read this Psalm recently he imagined himself sitting with David having a chat and David said, “Ian you need to know that God is your true helper. He will always guide you, never letting you stumble or fail. He will never forget about you. He will always have your back.”

And that spoke to me because if you know me at all you'll know I am pretty capable and self-sufficient, and it makes me very happy to be able to do things myself without needing to ask for help. But there are some things I can't do myself: I can't watch over myself when I'm asleep. My hand isn't big enough to shade me from the sun. I can't watch over my life and my coming and going. Nor can you! But God can. Part of developing resilience is understand it's in God's character - his nature - to help you. And all you need to do is look to him to do it.

Let’s pray
Thank you Father for watching over me, for seeing my deepest heart, my hope and dreams, concerns and frustrations. Help me to increasingly put my trust on you for our help and provision. What a good God you are. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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