Ever been a time in your life when troubles increased and brought much sorrow to your soul? David experienced this when he was fleeing from his son Absalom. Imagine experiencing trouble and it’s from within your own camp?

Yes, there will be times when we experience that opposition which we thought would never happen. But David learned to cry to the Lord and open up exactly what he was going through. I finally realized in my own life that to hold back from God the sorrow or attacks within the family brought me much sorrow and fear.

“Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! Many are they that rise against me.” Psalm 3:1

I remember feeling exactly like David when many sought to destroy my testimony and faith in Jesus Christ. My heart was sinking deeper and deeper into a depressive state to which it was hard for me to cry out before my God. “Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah” Psalm 3:2

The life I lived was being taunted by these who sought to rob me of my beloved joy in knowing Christ my Savior. It came to a point I had to go directly to God instead of my friends and tell him all the troubles that were encamping around me. It was then that God took me in his everlasting arms and lifted my head and heart to focus on what He was going to do through it. “But, thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up on mine head.” Psalm 3:3

We must never forget that when we are in the storms of life and the attacks seem to be aimed from within the camp that we first should cry unto the Lord. No not the phone or best friend but run to the one who holds the universe in his hands. “I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill.” Psalm 3:4

Yes, through that battle that raged I was unable to sleep and so as I cried out to God he gave me sweet rest. “I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.” Psalm 3:5 Oh, the sweet sleep that comes with the peace that surpasses all understanding. It’s a sure thing that I will go through these storms again but I will be prepared by running to the Lord and telling him the things that bring so much sorrow or trouble in my life. I can claim his promises and when I feel weak in anyway go to his word and stand firm on what he has said.

“I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. Arise, O Lord, save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah” Psalm 3:6-8
We all can learn that our God is all our confidence and we need not fear what others can do to us. Yes, we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. God says: he will sustain us when the storms overwhelm us. God promises what he began in us will be completed and we can rest assured his word is a nail in a sure place.

Pray and thank God for being thy confidence and thank him that we have the freedom to come to him when the troubles encompass around us.

Father we thank you that you know all the roadblocks that could afflict us in our lives. Help us to trust in you and come to you even if we are overcome. Lord you promise you are our shield and we praise you that you guard our lives for eternity. Thank you that when fear surrounds us that you are there to calm and be our confidence. In Jesus Name. AMEN