Hello Advent Family,

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the pressures of life?  Family, work, school, health, finances.  It can all feel like a little too much at times.  King David often felt this way, in fact, he usually did.  The one constant for him was God.  One of David’s most common statements is that God is his refuge, his safe place.  Let’s look together at his words in Psalm 62. 

Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
    my hope comes from him.

Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
    he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.

My salvation and my honor depend on God;
    he is my mighty rock, my refuge.

Trust in him at all times, you people;
    pour out your hearts to him,
    for God is our refuge.

Surely the lowborn are but a breath,
    the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance, they are nothing;
    together they are only a breath.

Do not trust in extortion
    or put vain hope in stolen goods;
though your riches increase,
    do not set your heart on them.

One thing God has spoken,
    two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,

    and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;
and, “You reward everyone
    according to what they have done.”

Where is your safe place?  I think that we all know that the right answer is God but where do you actually turn?  Is is decompressing in front of the TV?  Maybe it means filling up the wine glass a few times.  Perhaps it is escaping for a moment through a hobby or even work around the house.  David reminds us that the only true safe place or refuge for us is found in God.  When we learn to turn consistently to Him the pressures of life are a little less overwhelming.  Remember that no matter what life throws at you.  God loves you and is always with you. 

In His Grip,

Pastor Dave