My Soul Waits

My Soul waits:

So what is it that our souls are thirsty for? Where do we go in times of trouble and hurt? How can God protect me from my enemies? I am hoping that all of these questions can be answered by this Psalm! Sometimes when things start to go wrong or we go through a time of doubt and struggle, we ask ourselves these questions! When we are feeling down and cast out we seek for something, so what is it...

Psalm 62 says this: 1 Truly my soul finds rest in God;
my salvation comes from him.
2 Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
3 How long will you assault me?
Would all of you throw me down—
this leaning wall, this tottering fence?
4 Surely they intend to topple me
from my lofty place;
they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
but in their hearts they curse.[b]
5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
my hope comes from him.
6 Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
7 My salvation and my honour depend on God[c];
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
8 Trust in him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts to him,
for God is our refuge.
9 Surely the lowborn are but a breath,
the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance, they are nothing;
together they are only a breath.
10 Do not trust in extortion
or put vain hope in stolen goods;
though your riches increase,
do not set your heart on them.
11 One thing God has spoken,
two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,
12 and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;
and, “You reward everyone
according to what they have done.”

This was written when David (not yet King) was running from Saul as he was trying to kill David. He wrote this psalm during his time in the cave. As you can imagine David was crying out to God for protection and refuge, and in this cave he found refuge.

I know that for me this is so true. There are times when I really struggle and I worry about things that I shouldn’t worry about but it feels like I am running away from the enemy and my soul is searching. Its times like this that we need to find our cave and take shelter.

In this psalm David is waiting for God, verse 1 says “My soul finds rest in God alone”.

We should give everything to him, every worry on concern or fear that we have. For only when we say it out loud and give it to God will we find rest. Verse 2 says “He is my fortress, I shall never be shaken”... What TRUTH is that!! WE go to god (in the cave); we find protection in him “under the shelter of his wings”. In times when enemies are around us, when people are attacking us, when we feel a spiritual attack we must remember that “WE SHALL NEVER BE SHAKEN”... Its like the Matt Redman song, We shall, we shall not be shaken!! If we stand firm in Christ, if we search for him and long for him, if our soul is hurting.... we call upon an awesome God who finds us, takes us into his fortress and protects us. He gives our soul rest.

God loves it when we rest in him and spend time in his presence!

What are you searching for?

When listening to music words are really important to me, and sometimes words that I relate to or speak to me will jump out or stick in my head. I was recently listening to the song ‘By your side’ by Tenth Avenue North, it wasn’t a song I’d heard before but as I listened a line jumped out at me.

“Why are you still searching…as if I’m not enough?”

I felt God challenge me on what I search for, forgetting that in Christ I have everything (Philippians 3:8). In life we can search for friendships, status, recognition, among other things, but are we making our search for a deeper relationship with God our priority? In Joshua 24:19 it refers to God as “a Holy God…a jealous God”. He doesn’t want us searching and striving for other things (idols) – he wants our focus to be Him because he wants a relationship with us. God is the only person worthy of being our first priority.

Jesus gave everything for us to have a relationship with Him; have a look at Philippians 2:6-8 to see what He was willing to do to have a relationship with you! He gave up equality with God, to be crucified for us. He is the best friend you’ll ever have; strong when you feel weak, powerful when situations seem hopeless while also being a close and personal friend that is always willing to listen. The song ‘this so called love’ by Mercy Me is full of truth about how He’ll be there for you through anything and I’d recommend having a listen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOrKrmFoXSI

So if Jesus gave everything to have a close and personal relationship with you, why are you searching for anything else? You could spend ages searching for other things, but if you search for God you won’t have to search for long – “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13). If you wanted to be better friends with a mate you’d spend more time with them and talk to them more – the same applies to a relationship with God. Make some time to spend with Him, as you would a good friend who you’d want to catch up with. And I pray that your relationship with your heavenly Father will become stronger as a result.