When God Hides His Face...

Now in my prosperity I said, “I shall never be moved.” LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong;  You hid Your face, and I was troubled.--Psalm 30:6-7

Dear Suzanne, Rebecca, Anna and Mikayla,

 

These verses spoke to my heart this morning. When things are going well it is easy for us to say Lord I will trust you in everything. I will not be moved or like David...you have made my mountain stand strong. We feel God's presence and His right hand upholding us.  We grow secure and forget that life can change in a moment.  When things are going well, we want to think that they always will...that nothing will change.

The proverbial rug is pulled out  from under David in verse 7 and His mountain is "shaken".  David faces a difficult time and feels that God is hiding from him.  We all feel like David did sometimes...that God has abandoned us or has hidden his face from us. He does not seem to be answering our prayers, we do not feel His presence...and this is what always gets me...He just isn't giving us (me) what we (I)  want.  Notice, however, what David does.  He beseeches the Lord and prays harder.  He cries out, "Lord be my Helper."  David does not walk away but hangs on to His God tighter and demands to be heard.  He cries out in faith to God and His grace is there. 

Times like these in my life when I have felt pressed into a corner with no where to go and barely room to breathe are the very times my faith has been enlarged. They are the very times in retrospect I would not change for what I thought I wanted at the time. The storms and trials of this life have at times engulfed me, blinded me and paralyzed me.  The only option left to me was to cry out to Him in faith and hold on to my God and keep holding on.  It is during those times that I learned that I could not do anything...that I was weak...He alone was strong.  It is during those times that I remember the many many times He has delivered me in the past.  I remember that I am His beloved and all He does and all He allows are for my good and His glory. It is during those times that I learn to truly commit myself to Him and say Lord it is in Your hands.  You take care of it.  Whatever happens, my trust is in You.

Love
Mom

Psalm 30

A Psalm. A Song at the dedication of the house of David.

 ¹ I will extol You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up,
         And have not let my foes rejoice over me.
 ² O LORD my God, I cried out to You,
         And You healed me.
 ³ O LORD, You brought my soul up from the grave;
         You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

 ⁴ Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of His,
         And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. ⁵ For His anger is but for a moment,
         His favor is for life;
         Weeping may endure for a night,
         But joy comes in the morning.

 ⁶ Now in my prosperity I said,
         “I shall never be moved.”
 ⁷ LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong;
         You hid Your face, and I was troubled.

 ⁸ I cried out to You, O LORD;
         And to the LORD I made supplication:
 ⁹ “What profit is there in my blood,
         When I go down to the pit?
         Will the dust praise You?
         Will it declare Your truth?
 ¹⁰ Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me;
         LORD, be my helper!”

 ¹¹ You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
         You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
 ¹² To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.
         O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.