Psalm 42:5

Psalm 42:5

Put your hope in God

We all have debates with ourselves at times and it can be a stressful and tiring business as we try to way up options and to work out a plan of action. This inner turmoil is common amongst believers in Christ because there is more than one influence within us. Some folk just follow their emotions and live for the moment, so they can be happy and joyful on occasions and miserable and gloomy at other times. That’s a dangerous way to be, we say that such people wear their hearts on their sleeves.  It is dangerous to be always moody and irritable or to be so shallow that you never experience sadness, or anxiety or doubt. Most of us have to tell ourselves to cheer up or to shut up, or to buckle down or to move on. These are the times when our rational mind gives instructions to our souls and we make an effort to change our attitude.

There is another way. Most of you, who read these blogs, will know that you have the Holy Spirit within you and hopefully you will recognise His voice, often speaking through the reading of the Word of God. This is the beautiful thing, we may be unable or unwilling to change our mood when suddenly, a little shaft of light flits through us and a gentle voice whispers, “Why are you so downcast. Why are you so disturbed? Trust in God, hope in Him, He has a plan, He will sort this out.” 

One of the beauties of getting older and maturer, as a Christian, is that we’ve seen it before, several times, and we know that the Lord does it, that He always brings us through. So yes, we will yet praise Him, however dark the prison we are now in and yes, He is not only our God, He is always our Saviour too. Maybe it’s time you had that conversation with your soul? Tell it to not be downcast but to hope in the Lord. Hallelujah!

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