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In the Wilderness?

Hey, guys :) I just wanna share a quick word with y'all from Psalm 63. I read it Monday night and God KNEW I NEEDED to hear every word David cried out to Him in his own helplessness.

Now, David was in the wilderness of Judah. I want to say he was on the run from King Saul, but I'll double-check that. Anyway, this chapter WRECKED me Monday night.

I was home alone Monday since I didn't have classes. While some people enjoy being alone... this day was one of the loneliest days ever for me. I started to get in my head and listen to the lies the devil tried to press into my heart. Thank God for His Word I'm hiding in my heart. It deflected each false statement.

At night, that lonely feeling got unbearable and I told God I didn't like it at all. It made me feel awful and I longed to feel SOMETHING. Anything! I turned to YouTube to hear any encouraging words from Christian YouTubers and a video showed up about Psalm 63. I didn't watch it, but I grabbed my handy-dandy Bible and jumped right in.

Immediately, David's words became my cry out to God. I encourage each of you to read it if you are in your own wilderness where you feel absolutely helpless. You feel worn out. You feel so empty. You thirst for something to quench your parched soul.

David tells God how he eagerly looks for God. He explains how he feels and is so honest about it. He doesn't hold back anything from God. Even then, he talks about God's authority. David goes on to tell God how much He satisfies his hungry soul. Because of that, he can praise God with joy.

There's more beautiful imagery in this chapter of Psalms I truly wish for each of you to experience. Y'all, my eyes got all watery and everything because David's words described exactly how I was feeling. His words reminded me that God is the well that never runs dry. His love is FAR greater than anything in this world. He's just... SO GOOD!

I don't know who needs to hear these words today, but God is right there with you. He's ready to fill you up and refresh your soul again. You are not far from His grace as it's sufficient for you. Get alone in His presence. Listen to worship music/instrumentals, get outside and sit in nature for a bit, tune out your distractions (takes practice, but you can do it). Do WHATEVER you have to do to focus on God because He is the ONLY one capable of making you whole again. Let Him become your oasis. He'll give you strength to go through your wilderness and walk into luscious greenery again with a renewed spirit.

"God, you are my God; I eagerly seek you. I thirst for you; my body faints for you in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water. So I gaze on you in the sanctuary to see your strength and your glory."
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭63:1-2‬ ‭CSB‬‬