Soak in the Solution

02/14/2007

I love your sanctuary, Lord, the place where your glorious presence dwells.
Psalm 26:8 (NLT)

Is there anyone who isn’t searching for an answer about something in life? If not today, maybe yesterday we were, or tomorrow we will be…it’s a part of life. Every day we come up against things that need a decision to be made, or we meet up with difficulties that need to be worked through, or we’re struggling with something in our relationships. We just can’t seem to escape it—it’s the trap of, “What to do…what to do…?”

There is a solution, and we can soak in it—and I’m not talking about a good hot bath, although that’s a good place to be also. I’m talking about soaking in the presence of God—stepping into the place where He dwells, and spending time with Him there. He is right there waiting for us whenever we need Him. By soaking in His presence, we will be healed, we will be strengthened, we will find a Friend, and we will begin to find some resolution with the “What to do?” questions. By stepping into the only water that will quench our thirst, and drink Him in, we allow God to soothe our soul. By recognizing God’s character, by praising Him for His all-knowing, all-caring, all-seeing, all-everything qualities, we can start to rest our lives in His hands. We will start to experience His living water flowing freely into our lives, giving us peace of mind even in the midst of all the questions we still have.

When we begin to see the world through His eyes, miracles happen. Fogs lift. Burdens ease. Troubles diminish. The things that once seemed HUGE, can become small. We are given a new set of “reading glasses” from our Lord, and He’ll usually turn on a light that illuminates things in a whole new way. Sometimes we get wrapped up so tight in the way we are thinking about things, we need a good long soak to unwind and relax and allow God to put things back into their proper perspective. Plus, we can be assured that if God’s answer for us is ready to be revealed, we will not fail to hear it during these times with Him.

We usually think we need to have an answer to life’s problems, but in reality, we just need to know our God...and He knows that!! The reason it hurts, or seems huge, or confuses, or causes anger, is because those are the very stages of life where we have the greatest opportunity to fall more deeply in love with our Savior.

If you’ve never witnessed a miracle in your life, here’s your chance! Grab your Bible, grab a nice cold drink (or hot one in the winter) and spend some time soaking in the solution for a while…the aches, the pains, the struggles, the anxieties, the missing, the loneliness, the questions, the life we all are living, will find some relief.

It’s time to:

Rest Everyday Life In Eternity’s Freedom