Psalm 69:1-3 reads, Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me. I am weary with crying out.
Often the storms of live threaten to overwhelm us. Earlier this year I was encouraged by the words of Oswald Chambers when he wrote, “Huge waves that would frighten an ordinary swimmer produce a tremendous thrill for the surfer who has ridden them… A saint doesn’t know the joy of the Lord in spite of tribulation, but because of it.”
We have been hit by many waves during these past two years. Like timid swimmers, we dreaded each onslaught, but the Lord has been so patiently teaching us to “surf.” Along the way we’ve learned the thrill of what it means to truly trust Him. The latest piece of hard news didn’t knock us flat because we finally got it through our thick heads that Jesus can get us through ANYTHING. It’s a joy to rely completely on Him and to watch and see how He’ll help us ride on the crest of this newest challenge.
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