February 12
"In my distress I called
upon the Lord,
and cried out to my God;
He
heard my voice from his Temple,
and
my cry came before him, even to his ears."
Psalm
18:6
When in distress, most people run to friends for
counsel and comfort, or to alcohol or drugs which only make the
situation worse. But if you have ten friends, you will receive ten
opinions. Friends love you and they will give you their best advice,
but which can give you the correct one?
There is only ONE who
has the correct counsel, and it is he who created you. He will not
give you an opinion, he will give you the absolutely correct
direction you need to proceed.
Our creator knows the number of
hairs on our head. He was there at our birth and even before. He kept
us even in the days before we came to know him. His counsel will not
be the questionable counsel we get from friends, his counsel will be
unique to our situation and will come from the wisdom of his own
heart, for he is the Lord and it will be the wisdom from heaven, not the
wisdom of the world.
Friends, when you're in distress do not
turn to people who can only offer you a willing ear and human advice
that many times is the wrong advice even though they mean well.
Instead, cry out to the Lord and seek to know from HIM what you must
do. You will never have to doubt the validity of the advice you
receive from him. He might change the situation, or he might change
you, but whatever his response is - it will be right.
vs
16-17:
"He delivered me from my strong
enemy,
from those who hated me,
for
they were too strong for me."
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