Life is filled with blessings and challenges. It is marked by cycles of transitions, with a continual planting and uprooting as we journey through life. Our days add up with celebrations and joy, but also with loss and instability. We long to flourish in the midst of it all.
Yet on too many days, survival may see to be the most we can hope for.
Finding strength to thrive in every season of life, has everything to do with discovering and holding onto our true source of strength.
We look for strength in all kinds of places…the good assignment, a favorable situation, healthy family, stable government, a prosperous bank account, and even our own abilities and resources. It is easy to depend on the closest thing for strength and stability, rather than to ground our strength in God.
God is
OUR refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
The words of Psalm 46 open with all of the focus on God. Who He is to us.
He is our refuge, our place of safety and security that does not change no matter what is happening around us. God is our strength, and our present, findable help in the troubles and distresses of our lives.
If we do not know He is the one that is for us, the present One, we will look for strength wherever we can find it.
When life as we know it crumbles, God is our source of strength.
We can only discover this by going through the hard things.
The Psalmist begins these words with his focus on God as his strength, rather than getting caught up in the trouble that spins around him. His eyes are on God and not on the problem as he looks to God for his right-now help.
There will always be trouble and there will always be help when we place our confidence in God as our strength.
When our faith is planted firmly in the strong presence of God we can echo the psalmist who writes this anthem of faith.
Focus on God not fear.
How can focusing on God rather than fear enable you to find your strong today?
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A timely reminder for me to focus on God and not my fear. Thank you so very much. A beautiful post. I’m thankful I followed you today at Inspire Me Monday. Bless you!
Thanks for stopping by today, Julie. I look forward to reading what God is writing through you.
Only God knows just how timely your post was for me, Ginger. Thank you. 🙂
Praise God he knows just what we need. Praying for His strength to bless your soul today.
Ginger, beautiful words today to cheer us on: “When life as we know it crumbles, God is our source of strength.” #raralinkup – thank you and have a great day!
Funny, I often hesitate to write this kind of truth because the living it out doesn’t come easy. Yet as God brings us through difficulty, there is power in sharing the lessons we learn. Thank you for visiting today, Kim!
Amen! I tend to get all wrapped up in the looking at the trouble instead of recognizing the promise. God. I don’t have to worry or fret, because he’s my strength and my refuge. What a beautiful reality!
Oh this is so good… I am off to read the rest but wanted to comment here! At my Bible study this morning, we talked about how Fear accentuates the Problem and makes it (appear) bigger than our faith! Good thing we know where our help comes from and who wins in the end! Bless you, friend!
So glad you stopped by today. I love the way you put that: fear accentuates the problem. One of the joys of comments is how God adds to the concepts as different folks respond.
Faith over fear. It ‘s easy to say but not always easy to live out. Yes, looking to Him instead of our fears. I once read this, ‘Fear” is false evidence appearing real. So true. Thank you for sharing this today, it spoke to my heart. I will pop on over to read the rest. Blessing to you, Ginger.
“When life as we know it crumbles, God is our source of strength”. Yes! This is true. If we focus on God he will build our faith. I’m glad you visited my blog–very happy to meet you and your blog. Blessings,
Carol
So glad we crossed paths today. May God bless you as you walk in faith. Have a wonderful weekend.
“Focus on God not fear.” So good, Ginger!!! And a total game changer. Thanks for linking up with #RaRaLinkup
So glad you stopped by. I love the encouragement of the #RaRaLinkUp. What a great community of writers.