This morning I awoke to some pretty bad news on the work front. As everyone knows unless you are a monk, we are experiencing some very tumultuous times. It seems as though we are greeted everyday with continued violence and financial upheaval on a global basis. Just this morning I awoke to a couple of emails that underscored this upheaval and really began to push me down the familiar road of concern and worry.
As I was getting ready, I began to realize that I needed to take my burdens to the Lord because He promises to bear the believer’s burdens. I began to pray to Him about the situations that we are faced with at work as well as my own anxieties. I prayed that He would bring comfort to me during this time and that I would trust Him to have a plan that will ultimately bring Him glory and would be to my own good.
I trust Him with all my heart; but I can sometimes be a practical atheist meaning that I live my life without fully trusting in His promises.
After I finished getting ready, I took some time to read the Scriptures. Just the day before I had used Psalm 34:16 to admonish my son to use kind words when dealing with his siblings. My interest was peaked. I decided to spend my morning exploring this Psalm to see what other riches I may find. Incredibly, I found the following verses:
Psalm 34:4-8 (NASB)
I sought the Lord and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces will never be ashamed. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and rescues them. O taste and see that the Lord is good; how blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
I hope you will join me in tasting a seeing that the Lord is good. He is good all the time; but His splendor is even more glorious when things seem to be imploding around us!
Brandon
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