I Sought the Lord

By: Jenifer Metzger

I sought the Lord, and He answered

me and rescued me from all my fears.

Psalm 34:4

Life often throws us curve balls. Something happens we didn't expect. A medical diagnosis, loss of a loved one, broken friendship, unfaithful spouse, loss of a job, the list goes on and on. Things happen and we are left feeling like our world is spinning out of control.

How will I recover from this? Will life ever be the same again? When will I heal? What does my future hold? These are just a few of the questions we ask ourselves over and over as we face these hardships.

This year has thrown a couple of curve balls my way -things I never, ever expected to face. My initial reaction is to cry out, "How did this happen?" To wonder where God is. But then He gently reminds me that He has been there the whole time. He reminds me of all the other trials I've faced in my life and how He was there then, too.

Sometimes we face trials due to our own choices. God can redeem and do a work to bring glory to His name. Sometimes we face trials because we live in a fallen world. God can do a work to bring glory to His name. And sometimes we face trials, not because God caused them, but He allowed them to bring glory to His name. Whatever the reason, when we seek God, He is there and He is working.

We need to regularly think back over our life and recall all the times God was with us in the fire. All the times He was working things out for His glory. All the times He walked us through the hardships of life. When we recall all He has done, we see that we can continue to trust in Him. We begin to understand that things may not always turn out exactly as we expected or wanted, but things worked out to the glory of God because He is good and He is faithful.

Friend, whatever you are facing today, seek the Lord and trust in Him.

I love this song and listen to it often, especially when I need the reminder to continually seek Him through the trials of life.

Discussion:
1. Intentionally paused today and think back over different times in your life when you faced a trial but God walked you through it.
2. Add this song to your play list and listen often.