Tears In A Bottle
Psalm 56: 8 You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book? (ESV)
The world is a very cold and unforgiving place. It can feel sometimes as if we are all alone in our walk, struggling to make it through this life. We can find ourselves in our desert experience, desperately seeking the help of God only to feel as if He is not there. With each passing day the enemy whispers more boldly into our wounded perceptions, replacing what we know with what we feel. The result is we can seek God less, when we really need Him more than ever. As believers we need to grasp hold of God tighter than ever during the storm because He is the only way out. The solutions of the world will bankrupt you literally and Spiritually. In the end, God will still be the way out. That said, we need to understand some fundamental truths within our crises.
First, we need to realize that God does not change. He is the same yesterday, today and forever.
"I the LORD do not change. Malachi 3:6
The world will change with the shifting sands. What was true for the world yesterday is an old wives tale today. Even the proud science the world boasts in changes every single day as new theories render old ones obsolete. God doesn't need a new theory because He has the truth already on His side! The hard reality is that we can barely believe anything we hear from the world. Their solutions do not solve problems. Their advice causes more damage and their facts are confirmed only by themselves. God however remains God. His Word has stood throughout all time and has not changed at all. What was applicable in the days of Christ remain true today. What got people through their problems in the Middle Ages, gets us through today. What the first settlers in this country believed in the storm remains what we believe today. God and His Word are transcendent. They do not belong to any "time" because they are above all time. So when you find yourself in the tempest and there seems to be nothing you can rely on, remember that God and His Word have never changed. Go to God and His Word and you will find shelter from the storm.
Secondly, God is not surprised. Your current dilemma may have caught you by surprise but God knew it was coming. You cannot hide from God He is everywhere and sees everything:
Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me; your right hand will hold me fast. If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me," even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you. Psalm 139: 7-12
God knew the medical report you were going to receive. He knew the marriage crisis was coming. It matters not how we perceive the problem, only that God is still God. His right hand will still hold you fast beloved. When the desert seems to dry, take solace in the fact that God saw this coming and is working in the middle of it. No matter how unprepared we might be; God is always ready to be the sole set of footprints in the sand.
Third, God is in the season, no matter how severe. This is a promise from Jesus Christ Himself:
