my refuge

I want to start by asking this simple question, when times get tough, difficult, and you feel like all the cards in the deck are stacked against you, what is your first reaction?

Is it your phone? Social media? Do you call a friend? Call your parents? 

I am guilty of all those. Especially this week, I have not been doing a good job at having God be my refuge. I have been turning to what distracts me from what I am facing and that's typically my phone. Not to have a pity party, but I make a lot of phone calls everyday, and when people don't pick up, just aren't nice, or aren't interested in what I do, it's easy to get down. It's been a tough week and every time I feel like my back has been against the wall, I turn to my phone first, and not God. 

One of the best pieces of advice that I have ever heard, was that when you get rejected on the phone, or someone tells you they just aren't interested in what you do, to pray for them. Thank God for the opportunity you had to reach out to someone, and pray for that person and their future whether our paths cross or not. 

I write with complete honesty because I believe that's the best way to encourage, inspire, and to have an impact. 

If you say, "The Lord is my refuge," and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. (Psalm 91:9-10)

Why not turn to God first? God is our shelter. The writer of this Psalm had faith that will carry him through all dangers and fears of life. This should be a picture of our trust - trading all our fears of faith in him, no matter how intense our fears or how difficult our circumstances are. 

My one thing for you as we attack today, is to remember that God is our refuge. When things go your way, praise God, when things don't go your way praise God! Praise God always. Turn to him first. Pray for those who tell you no as much as you pray for those who tell you yes.