Prodigal: I sure don’t know what is over that hill.
Me: I ain’t sure either, but we can wait together.
When was the last time you needed help? Who helped you? Did you get help? Are you still waiting for help?
There was a leader once. One who asked these questions and then answered them. They are found in Psalm 121 and were written by David.
I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
I have lifted my eyes to the sky, mountains, beach, bank account, email, text message, voice mail, and finally to the face of a loved one. Asking where will my help come from? Those answers took longer to figure out, then it is to read these two versus in Psalm 121.
I have learned that my help comes from the Lord, but when it comes to my life, I often need to be reminded.
We need help. We only have two choices I believe at times. God says look to me, or look to………..fill in the blank.
I have done both. I keep thinking at times I have to have help that makes sense, that is logical that I can prepare for. God’s help sometimes cannot be prepared for, is not logical, and does not make sense. If we continue to focus on help looking our way, we then take over and miss God’s way. We take control, we turn to emails, phones, money, people, position. We start pushing God along. God takes his hands off and states ok, not my plan, so go for it.
It is only after we fail, we remember God.
Does God have to cower to any problem? Is there any financial problem too big for God? Is there any health problem too big for God? Are there any people in your life that God cannot handle?
Some Jews were once upset with the Romans, and thought Jesus would solve the problem by dealing with the Romans. He would take over government. Made sense, right? That was a plan that could be developed right? It had logic.
Well Jesus, gave himself up to people who had no power over him. He loved them, he allowed himself to suffer, and be made fun of. He then died.
Wait a second what kind of plan was that? That makes no sense, that is not a good plan.
No but that plan involved God. Our help we focus on is about this day, or this year only. God has eternity in mind, when He offers help.
The Jews plan would maybe have helped a generation that lived 2000 years ago in their daily lives. God’s plan is offered to all people in all generations.
Right now, you want to trust God so that He can help you? Remember this is not just about right now, this is about more. He sees the years and decades ahead. That is what His help is about. Looking to the mountains and saying God help me, means I can’t see the whole plan. I can’t make sense of this.
That does not mean we have to remain confused and in fear. We can trust the Lord who came up with a plan for salvation that involved us. We can trust the Lord who didn’t just care about people he saw, lived with, and ate with. He cares for all people of all nations and tongues. He cares for all lives in all generations. He cares for us.
Right now, we are looking at that mountain waiting to see what God’s help will look like. We don’t know the plan, but we know the heart of Jesus and that is what we hold on too.
Romans 5:15
But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one mans’ trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
