June 25th
"Stressed?"
The number of ways people try to deal with serious stresses in life are as numerous as there are people. Having a drink. Blaming God. Stuffing ourselves with food. Keeping our feelings inside. Blaming others. These responses might calm us, but they’re just a temporary means of escaping our problems. No product we reach for can take them away. In Psalm 55, King David described his desire to escape from his difficulties: “My heart is severely pained within me... Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest”. After the betrayal of his friend and counselor Ahithophel, who had gone to help his enemy, David wanted to get away.
Remember... when we put our cares into God’s hands, He puts His peace into our hearts.
Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
Psalm 55:6
Heaven
