Psalm 46 Counseling

God often does His most profound work in seasons we would never choose. If you're walking through difficulty today, remember that He is present, purposeful, and faithful.

As a Biblical counselor, reading the Word is a key intervention both in sessions and through assigned "homework". This is because God's word is alive and active. It isn't lost on me that Bible study is HARD. There are so many underlying issues that we have to battle before we even open the Bible! Here are some issues that I have struggled with when studying:

I don't understand what this is saying.
I don't know how to study.
It's hard to find time with the other demands of life.
There are distractions everywhere.
I don't really want to do it.

See what I mean? It's hard! Like this morning--I have every intention to go deep in study because I have been given a VERY unusual kid-free morning; I want to use the time well. I make my plan and set off. Plans A & B for study were a bust. So, I go to Plan C. I get re-settled. I am so thankful for the time and I am prepared...and the lawn crew at this location starts mowing, stirring up dirt and grass which get blown all over me, on the pages of my Bible, in my mouth--everywhere. I tried to just power through. Then, the dirt on my pages makes my pen stop working.

Initially, I was frustrated; then I started laughing out of the craziness of this situation. Then this truth hit me--God's Word is every bit as fruitful and He is just as honored through my intention and actions taken to rest in and study His Word, whether it's 3 verses or 100 chapters, whether I have dust and grass in my mouth or not.

Friend, let that speak louder than your reasons "why not" today. God sees your heart. He sees your struggle. Do it even when it's hard. He meets you there--dirt, grass, broken pen and all.

I have had a hymn that I grew up with stuck in my head for the past week--"He Keeps Me Singing". Do you know it? If you do, you know that an upbeat, chipper melody is the background of these lyrics. But I think that this song sung in more of a minor key is more fitting. That seems to match more of life, doesn't it? I think there's a temptation for happiness to be the only emotion that can accompany sweetness with Jesus. But, that's not true. If this is where you are today, you are not alone. Your cry sung in a minor key is just as sweet to Him as the one with an upbeat melody.

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Take heart!

May you know and rest in the hope of Jesus today.

I know it's dark today. I know it's been dark for a while now.
I see you. Jesus sees you. Raise your eyes to Him.
Sunday is coming.

So, how are you waiting today? How does the hope and light of the gospel breathe new life into your circumstance? How do you rest in this? It's not easy getting there, so give yourself grace. Jesus does. If you want someone to sit with you in the waiting, to help sort through the pieces, to help you hold on to hope--reach out.

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You may know the story I talked about yesterday. You know that Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. So, it's here too that the gospel gives us life. It gives us hope. Because we will have to wait. Jesus gives us so much now. And there's so much more coming. But, we must wait. Because what He is doing in the lives of those following Him--man, it's like stepping from death to life.

It's the waiting that gets to us. Sometimes what we lack is knowing Jesus, but that's not always it. Like with this particular "I AM". Jesus was talking to Martha here who knew and believed that Jesus was her salvation...and she knew her brother had just died. And Jesus missed it. He could've prevented it. Yet, He didn't. She didn't doubt His power or God-ness. It was the waiting that got to Martha. And it's often the waiting that gets to us.