“I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2.
I have talked with numerous people in the last few weeks who are struggling with various life issues. Sadly, God never promised that life would be easy, but He did promise to walk through the hard times with us.
I find Psalm 121 very comforting when I am walking through valley-experiences. The Psalmist wrote that he lifted his eyes to the hills. This refers to the mountains of Jerusalem, the OT symbol for the dwelling place of the Lord. In essence, the psalmist is looking toward where the Lord dwells. He declares that his help comes from God. Then, in the next six verses, the writer acknowledges that the Lord is his Guardian and Caretaker. “He who keeps you will not slumber.” v. 3. The Hebrew word for keeps (preserves) is used six times in this psalm, dramatically emphasizing the care of God. “The Lord is your keeper…The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.” v. 5-6. God offers 24 hour protection.
Yes, hard times come. But there is something so very comforting about the fact that God is our keeper. He is our very present help in times of trouble. Wrap your thoughts around the promises of God. He is our helper and comforter, our source of strength and our hope.
One thing that I find the most helpful is number five. Sometimes when I write, I just let the flow of the words and information come out so much that I loose the purpose. It’s only after editing when I realize what I’ve done. There’s defiantly a lot of great tips here I’m going to try to be more aware of.