Coming to Our Senses
Scripture: Psalm 22: 25-28
The children of Israel were
able to look forward to God’s deliverance by hoping in the teaching and
promises because of their past. Psalm 22
is progressive and exciting, as the Psalmist calls upon the faith of the
“fathers” who trusted in God to save them.
In a similar way we look to the future with hope. However, it is not difficult to “lose our
Christianity” from time to time if we are confronted with enough
adversity.
Like the Israelites, we
sometimes forget that God’s presence is everywhere. We barely feel it when things are good, and
we doubt it when things are bad. When we
feel surrounded by darkness and abandoned, we finally break down and cry out to
God for help.
Crying out is only the
beginning of freedom. It’s like waking
up and coming to our senses. Our
mourning turns to dancing as we begin to give God thanks. We focus on what is good and start making
better decisions. We begin to dream and
we hope again. A shift begins to take
place, and we overcome the symptoms of past traumas and move forward. All of this is because we remember that our
God is with us.
Prayer: God Almighty, I want to remember that you are always
with me. Forgive me for the times when I
live as if you do not exist and thank you for bringing me to my senses with
your love, patience, and kindness.
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