“If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.” Psalm 139:11-13
It’s amazing how applicable God’s word is in our daily lives. I started out today with a very lousy and defeated feeling. I felt alone and trapped in the darkness of this world. I felt as though my problems at the moment were incurable. I continued to think this way for the whole morning, but then when I had a break I chose to use that time to memorize my scripture verses for the day. As I read through these three verses, I was amazed at how it debunked my current depressing mindset. I had said to myself “Surley my depression (darkness) has smothered/covered me.” And though I hadn’t concluded it, I was frighteningly close to thinking that my problems were too great for God and that if it were possible for him to save me from my problems (which He was and is) I was alone in going through them. However, none of that is true, they are all lies put into my head by Satan, and I must take those thoughts captive before they sink in too deep. (See 2 Corinthians 10:5)
Every single one of those thoughts were false, and so easily debunked by today’s scripture verses. My problems were not too great for God (The Darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day) and I was not alone in my problems (even the night shall be light about me) In Daniel 2:22 it says, “He reveals the deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with Him!” (AMP) This basically confirms what I’ve been meditating on in Psalm 139:11-13. While we may feel consumed in our problems of this world, we are not alone in the darkness for God--who is light--is with us and guiding us. He understands what we are going through, and he has a plan and a purpose for every trial we face because he made us! ("For You did form my inward parts; You did knit me together in my mother's womb." Psalm 139:13 AMP)
When faced with problems or trials all we need to do is turn to God’s word and dwell on his light. That’s what I did this morning and now I am experiencing the joy and peace that passes all understanding.
“And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7
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