Rescue me…O Lord,
for I hide myself in You.
Psalm 143:9
My desire is to hide myself in the Lord but I find myself hiding in my computer or on the phone. I find myself feeling overwhelmed with my troubles and the troubles of others. I have to make a conscious effort to hide myself in Him.
Question of the day:
Where do you hide yourself?
I imagine myself safely in the shadow of His wings…”For you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy. My soul clings to you! Your right hand upholds me.” Ps. 63 – as if He’s this gigantic Eagle who’s standing guard over me nestled safely behind Him.
I don’t do this well or often enough, but when I do it looks like this: saturating myself in scripture – like you’re doing tonight – usually in the form of music or worship songs. Also pouring myself out in prayer- crying out to God sometimes out loud, often times in the quiet of my heart. And I talk to Godly friends or Jimmy about my struggle – to help keep me grounded in the Truth.
Love you and praying for your heart to find rest and peace in the midst of trouble!
C
P.S. I’m memorizing Ps 16 right now. It’s SO GOOD and chopped full of truth and promises. Let it wash over you like a River of Life bringing hope to your soul!
You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Psalm 16:11
i think that i hide too much in my computer as well. But i really try and act on the moments that i feel creative…writing…like this Psalm i wrote my freshman year of college. or painting, cooking, or on a very rare occasion cleaning. haha. but i wanted to share this poem with you….it is similar to the theme of Psalm 143 and God being my safe place🙂 so all this to say is that i think God gave us passions in our lives to dedicate them to him…to love him by loving the things in us that he put there for us to love -soccer…painting…music…etc. Sara i think your gift is being a friend…encouraging. and when i think of you a character attribute that i never fail to think about is your faithfulness! I love you very much my sister.
here is my poem. i call it Psalm 151
Lord when i crawl to the depths of my soul
and cry out You are there
My Refuge
Lord when i soar to the top of the mountain
and sing up You are there
My Redeemer
Lord when i turn my back to You and despise my sin
You are there my Forgiveness
You shelter me when i am helpless
You rejoice with me in my joyfulness
You hold me when I won’t let myself be held
You owe me nothing Yet give everything
I owe you everything and give nothing
Train me to be still and know that You are God
You are my God who inhabits everything
seen and unseen
Guide my little toes so they point to You
Light up the darkness in my soul
and show me the way
I Love You
Amen
I hide myself in busy-ness and in religiosity, hiding from realness and intimacy, but I am striving to be more honest and real before others and the Lord. I think my fears with the Lord stem from performance- that He will ask more than I can/will do and that I will fail Him, so it’s easier to stay busy and not listen or hear instructions- out of the false sense that I am already “doing” for Him and to erroneously think that I have an excuse that I didn’t know what was required of me.
I need to remember to hide myself in God as well. I definitely find myself hiding in the computer as well. I love this thought.
Beautiful verse………. great question.
When I’m in the middle of a struggle i’m so focused on my pain and all I want is relief. It is very difficult for me to “hide myself in the Lord” when I feel this way. What I have found is that I have to “hide myself in the Lord” before the crisis comes by meditating on his word, having time alone with God daily and having key scriptures committed to memory. This helps me to be “battle ready” when I do it. So I guess I have to hide before I’m upset. If I’m already hiding when the struggle hits then it is easier to dicipline myself to look to Him.
Love, D🙂