Safe!
I was thinking about some of the people in our church family who have been facing TRIALS lately. They have suffered from loss, from sickness, and from a sinful world. Then this morning I read Psalm 16: "Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge." (Psalm 16:1, NLT) What do you think David, the psalmist, is asking? I think many people want God to keep them from trials and from pain. Specifically, I think people often want God to give them an easy life, no problems with relationships, no problems with finances, jobs, and family. People want God to provide an EASY LIFE . Yes, I think most of us want those things from God. We don't want to face pain. God does not want us to face those things either, but if we remember what Jesus told us: "Jesus asked, 'Do you finally believe/ But the time is coming --- indeed it's here now --- when you will be scattered, each one going his own way, leaving me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me...
