My prayer for change was a knock on the door
Of destiny; a knock on the doors of heaven
A knock on the doors of hell. Each heard
Each answered in their peculiar ways.
Destiny flagged me for change. Hell echoed,
“Greedy fellow! Always asking, ever wanting
More. Now here you go: deal with it!”
Heaven dispatched comfort in shields of peace
Preserving through crashing and crushing.
I thought God abandoned me until the end.
I looked back – but for My ever Present Help
I couldn’t have made it thus far.

Food For Thought: There have been times I sat deep in thought: God is for me and life is this tough, what would have been the case if I wasn’t on His side? He is with me and I still get this torn apart, what would have been the case if I were by myself? His grace is assured, His mercy guaranteed, His help ever available so that I never have to walk alone, yet I struggle: how would it have been without Him or His help? I am saved and sanctified yet troubles pour in still, what would my world have been if I weren’t? I have unlimited access to God-generated joy and peace and chaos chases me around, what if I had none of these? Some think their faith is the reason for their challenges which I think is partly true. Still I believe that life would be worse off without God. Look back at what life was before salvation. No matter how great past appears, the presence of God makes all the difference. Knowing Someone is there who won’t change on you, won’t fail you, and won’t abandon you, keeps us going no matter how tense and lonely it feels sometimes. You know He is there, always will be there. The assurance that provides is security and stability in a tottering world.

Scripture: “If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,” Let Israel now say. . . . Psalm 124: 1.

Prayer: Dear Lord, if not for You, I will not be here: help me to hang in there when it feels like all else is falling apart, knowing that because of You, I will make it through this and whatever comes against me in future, amen.