When I said, “My foot is slipping, ”
Psalms 94:18-19 (NIV)
your unfailing love, LORD, supported me.
When anxiety was great within me,
your consolation brought me joy.
We will have times when our foot is slipping and anxiety wells up within us. Whether it is health, finances, relationships, loneliness, or grief we cannot avoid the distress in this world. What makes us different is how we walk through these times. What makes us different is the fact that the Lord is with us and wants to console us.
He has many ways of consoling us and they are all signs of his care for us. He may remove the distress, he may reduce it or he may allow it to run its course. He may touch our hearts with his presence; he may bring words from a friend or he may speak through a verse of Scripture. Sometimes we can’t perceive his consolation and other times it is obvious.
His love is unfailing and no trials can separate us from his love (Rom. 8:38-39). That is why we do not need to be anxious (Phil. 4:6). When we make our requests known to him he listens and protects our heart if we trust him. Whatever the outcome we are more than conquerors as he restores his image in us and unites us to himself.
