There is a tendency within this human heart to become complacent in times of ease. When life is smooth sailing, my heart whispers lies that I am capable of controlling my own boat, that I can depend on myself.
It’s a story we see repeated time and again in the Old Testament as God’s people cling to Him in hardship and lean on their own understanding in times of prosperity and peace.
The reality is, however, that I need Him just as much in seasons of despair as I do in seasons of security.
He is the God that sustains me in the wilderness and the promised land.
He is the God who longs for relationship not just as my provider, but as my Savior, my Father, my Friend.
As much as I can run to Him when my heart is full of fears and needs, He desires I come to Him when it is overflowing with His fullness and joy. The pride and apathy that can enter into moments of fullness are just as dangerous as the doubt and skepticism that can plague us in storms. The difference is I find it so much easier to lay my doubts at His feet.
Let us cling to Him both when He feels like the only hand holding us together and when we feel steady as the Rock we stand on. Because His faithfulness to me in every moment should be met with nothing less than faithfulness to Him in every place I find myself as well.
A Peace of My Mind 