Devotional: Strong Refuge

From bible.com

The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust him."     Nahum 1:7 NLT

You ever feel like the world is crushing you with trouble after trouble? It is very easy to relate to other people through the troubles. The wildfires in California have devastated many peoples lives. Troubles do not come much harder than losing everything you own. Natural disasters all over the world have left so many people hurting, feeling destroyed, like God is out to get them. But hard times and troubles will come to everyone at some point. It is what we do during those times that make a difference in our lives.

Some people just drop, crying, blaming everyone and everything they can. While others lash out at people trying to help. Sadly troubles do not show the best side of humans. But Christians, we know that troubles come every day, while sometimes they are worse than others, we have a place we can go to find peace. God told the people of Nineveh of destruction and devastation that would befall them. Something that could happen to any of us at any time as well. But as the prophet told them about his anger, like a fire turning even the mountains to dust, He gave them a hope and a comfort.

The Lord is the refuge we all need when troubles come, and the fires devastate, the earthquakes destroy, and our loved ones die. If we trust in the Lord, we will have a peace amidst the flame. We have an assurance that we will be ok. A chance to remember that we are not of this world, but we are of Heaven, where all our tears will be wiped away, and we will be a peace forever. It is hard to deal with at the moment, but try hard to keep God close

Lord as I face daily troubles, and hope against the life changing kind, I ask that you pull me closer to your mighty refuge. That I trust in you completely no matter what comes my way.