3.13.8 "The Place I Need to Be"

"The Place I Need to Be"

Numbers 19:1-20:29
Luke 1:1-25
Psalm 56:1-13
Proverbs 11:8

There can be times when it seems like the "long-term" battles never are going to end. So what do we do? Is it time to begin to doubt God? Time to move in our own strength? We know that's going to turn out.

Psalm 56:3-4 says, But when I am afraid, i will put my confidence in you. Yes, I will trust the promises of God. And since I am trusting him, what can mere man do to me?"

That last sentence is the place i need to be. "Since I am trusting him, what can mere man do to me?" What does it take to get to this place. We've talked about it before. There's a death to the flesh that has to occur. We need to be a "Dead Man Walking".

If it were only as easy as saying "I'm a dead man walking". All conflict is the result of unmet need. Sometimes these needs can be overwhelming. They become the most important thing in our mind, and they consume us. So what do we do?

The first thing is to remember that God sees it all. "You have seen me tossing turning through the night. You have collected all my tears and preserved them in your bottle! You have recorded every one in your book." (v.8) I think many times we don't see results, so we come to the conclusion that God doesn't see, hear, or know what's going on. We couldn't be more wrong. He records every tear.

The next thing is to call for God. "The very day I call for help, the battle turns. My enemies flee! This one thing I know: God is for me!" (v.9) Call out to God! He can deliver you. You may not see an instant victory, but down in the depths of the battle, the tide is turning.

Through it all, we need to Trust in him. "I am trusting God - oh, praise his promises! I am not afraid of anything mere man can do to me! Yes, praise his promises." (10-11)

Stay faithful to what he has called you to do. "I will surely do what I have promised, Lord, and thank you for your help." (12)

I need to be in the place where there's nothing that can throw me off the course the Lord has laid out. I must remain faithful. I must trust him. I must call out to him. The Dynamic Lifestyle of Worship is not something that is only possible in absence of conflict and trial, it's something that is built in conflict and trial. It's only in those times that I can get to the place I need to be.



Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!

P Greg


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