Psalm 62:8

Psalm 62:8 (ESV)

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

I love the statement, “O people; pour out your heart before him". When is the last time you really poured out your heart to Him? I mean emptied out before Him your soul/heart, meaning every thought, feeling, and emotion you could possibly find floating around in your physical body that houses your soul/heart? Can I just take a wild guess…… it was probably the last time you felt like you were drowning in your circumstances and had already done everything you knew was humanly possible to do. So as a last resort you turned to Him. Isn’t that true of most of us, if we really will admit it. 

 

But I want to challenge us with something. I want to challenge us with the parts of the verse that hem in that statement.

 

·       Trust in Him at all times – meaning no matter what life brings; (a) when things are going well and we don’t really have a serious care in the world it seems, (b) when things aren’t going so well and there are serious bumps in the road, (c) And lastly, when things are absolutely terrible and unbearable and there seems to be no hope.

·       God is a refuge for us. Selah – He is a safe place for us;  pause and think about this. Remember when you were growing up and played tag. Usually there was a base (refuge, safe place) and if you could get to base no one could tag you. It temporarily gave you a reprieve from your opponent. God is our base. He gives us a reprieve from the enemy 24-7 but we have to Trust Him. We have to run to Him and not the worthless idols of self, others, materialism, etc. Selah

In summary, no matter what life brings across your path, He is a safe place so “pour out your heart before Him, He can be Trusted!

Love you all,

Have a great week..

His,

Vickie