Calling upon the Lord

 

Psalm 118:5-6 KJV

I called upon the LORD in distress: The LORD answered me, and set me in a large place. The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me?

Some days I feel like I have to hold on tight to my sanity as the stress of the unknowns haunt me.  I battle with anxiety everyday.  Sometimes just the thought of being around a lot of people causes me to worry and fret.  I am a teacher.  I can't escape having to be around people.  So I do battle everyday, but I don't battle alone.  Truth be told I don't fight the battle, the Lord does.  All I do is surrender to Him and show up.

Passages like the one above feel me with strength and hope because I know it to be true.  When I am in distress, afraid, fearful of unknown I can call on a known a proven Lord.  I can call on Him and rest assured that He hears me and will answer.  He takes me from that cramped space in my mind and sets me free.  My territory in enlarged.  I am no longer choking on anxiety, but breathing in the goodness of the Holy Spirit.  

I remind myself of His word that tells me that He is on my side.  I am not in this alone.  What can man do to me?  Nothing, for my soul is secure in Christ Jesus.  No problem is to big for God and there is no battle that He can not win.  I need only be still and rest in His grace and mercy.  I do not have to be afraid.

Father, thank You for being a loving God.  Thank Your for moving me from the position of where I feel like the walls are caving in to an open space where your love flows.  Thank You hearing my cries and responding.  When anxiety rears it ugly head, help me to cut it off with the truth of You and who I am in You.  In Jesus name. Amen