Good morning,
Psalm 61:1-8, “…From the end of the earth I will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I…”
When you talk about a garden, you think of a prepared place for new things to be planted. Seeds usually come in mind when talking about garden. Anything planted in that garden has the capability spring forth if natured, watered and kept well. There are things that we tend to look after or work on that are actually weeds and because we have put so much energy trying to care for the newly growing plants, we have also taken good care of weeds which work against good seeds. I heard this line from a preacher; “There is more power in the seed than in the sower”. Anyone can plant a good seed regardless of who they are but in as much as the sower might have skills if he has bad seeds, nothing will materialize.
People get overwhelmed with responsibilities daily. While you are still working on this, there comes another one. While trying to work on another one, here comes a new one. Everything has its season and how we deal with situations during certain seasons may determine the outcome of it. The overwhelming situations have choked out peace, confidence and courage, as the weeds do know how to choke out good plants. I know that someone this morning is dealing with overwhelming situations not just at work but even at home, let us see what the Lord has for us this morning.
Vs. 1 “Hear my cry, O God, attend to my prayer”, the first thing talked about in this line is prayer, have you prayed over your situation or are you waiting for someone to come and lay hands on you to make it? Lay your own foundation and let someone else help you build the wall. I have met people that wanted to see things happen in their lives and the first question I would ask them, “Have you laid your foundation?”, What is the foundation, faith. Vs. 2 “From the ends of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed, Lead me to the rock that is higher than I”, of course our hearts will get overwhelmed and so are our minds and bodies, but what happens when they get overwhelmed? Please do not lead me to temptation, friends, neighbors, programs you name it, lead me to the Rock, not just any rock, but the Rock that is higher than I. Why the rock? because the rock cannot be overwhelmed, moved or shaken and if the rock is higher than I, I will make it my dwelling and hiding place. Vs. 3 “For you have been a shelter for me, A strong water from the enemy”, I truly believe this as the bible says in Prov 18:10, “The name of the Lord is a strong tower, the righteous run into it and they are safe”, just His name alone is a strong tower in other words a strong rock. When you find yourself overwhelmed, calm your nerves, keep your mind on Him for peace and be led to the rock that is higher than us. The bible says that in Nehemiah 8:10, “…for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” The unbelievers ask me why I always have this joy even when things at times do not go right or when I am overwhelmed. It is the joy of the Lord is that gives me strength. Vs. 8, “So I will praise Your name forever, That I may daily perform my vows”, just because you are under a shelter does not exempt you from work, this is the reason we continue to praise and be glad and daily perform our vows. We have vowed to be the best we can be at our jobs by God’s grace without complaining or murmuring “..for it is God which works in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure”, Phil 2:13. So keep on fighting the good fight of a soldier, enduring for He is your Rock of Ages, Strong Tower, Firm Foundation, Solid Rock, Anchor of your Life and more.
To sum up, we are all children in warriors gear. God is our armor therefore we make it however there are times when it gets too much that we have to cry. When they all see how we survive and make it, they do not know that beneath that armor, the warrior is just a child. Check out this portion of lyrics off this song “The warrior is a child”, by Twila Paris “They don’t know that I would go running home when I fall down, they don’t know who picks me up when no one is around, sometimes I drop my sword and cry for a while, cause deep inside this armor, the warrior is just a child” Blessings Ev
