Psalm 92
A Psalm like 92 is a celebration of God’s righteous rule. It is a joyous account of all that is righteous and great about God. It speaks of God’s love and faithfulness. It speaks of God’s ultimate triumph and that of those who love Him.
So how does that sit when life seems so hard?
That depends on how bleak things seem. There are days when a Psalm like that is an affront. Something you cannot relate to and feel cut off from. But there are days when it gives hope.
It is the hope that I am talking about today.
I work a lot with people who are grieving. Some of those people have past traumas to heal from. They grieve for what their childhood should have been, for what they were never given. There are times when I ache to tell those who have no faith in God that He can reach out and comfort them. That they are seeing me because He led them there. I can pray for them, but I can only talk to them about God if He instructs me to. In my work it is neither wise nor appropriate to bring God into a conversation He has not opened the door to.
I want to tell people that God is trustworthy. That He cares. That He will heal them. That those who love Him will flourish. That they are planted in God’s house when they accept Him. That they do not have to suffer in the wilderness. That God is there to protect and heal them. That their lives matter to Him. That He feels their pain and longs to hold them and give them peace.
I cannot speak where God has not already laid the path, or prepared their soul for me to plant seeds. I can sometimes help people better by being present for them and praying privately for them.
I have to let them go and let God deal with them.
It is not my place to step in where He has said not to. To do that is to overrule God. God knows best what is needed, and He is greater than me. To not accept that and to override that is to reject God.
The old saying “Let go and let God” is vital for us in our walk through this life.
When things are bad for me, I cling to the trust I have in God’s faithfulness. When things are bad for my clients, I cling to the trust I have in God’s faithfulness. In all situations I hand those troubles over to God. Sometimes I have to prise open my fingers to let go of the troubles. Often I have to express my willingness to let go and ask God to open my fingers.
I seek to remember that the righteous – you, me, clients of mine, people we pass in the street, people we hear about on the news – will flourish. That we will grow and flourish in the courts of God. We will someday proclaim that God is upright. He is our Rock. There is no wickedness in Him.
All things work out in God’s time. The hardest part is sitting and waiting patiently for that time to come. Sitting and not trying to intervene.
Letting go.