Where Else Will You Go Child?

If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. When I thought, "My foot slips," your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. Psalm 94:17-19

There is so much that He shields us from that we never see or think about. All the temptations that would have overwhelmed that He deflected, all the sadnesses that would have broken our spirit, all the trials that would have driven us to despair. He knows our frame and He knows how much would edify and strengthen our trust in Him, and he knows what would be too much. Isn't this both amazing, and a great comfort. Not one single trial or temptation will ever come our way that He won't give us the emotional, spiritual and physical wherewithal to endure. And He not only gauges it perfectly for our good, He KNOWS how it feels, He KNOWS that heartache, the sinking feeling, the panic of soul, the anguished cry of "why God?". This truth, this incredible fact is the sweetest of comforts when the days are dark and the outlook bleak. Where else can we turn, in Him we can count it all joy! Why would we look anywhere else when perfect love and calm lie only a prayers-breadth away? Seek His face that He may be found.