When I Think I'm Hiding From God - Psalm 30:2 and 5
Oh Lord my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me... His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:2 and 5 So Bad That I Cry There are days that are so bad that I cry. And at first, I just want to hide and isolate from the world. I want to get away from family, friends, work. I don’t want to be a dad, a husband, an employee. I don’t even want to be a Christian. And I never want to admit it. And there have been years when I have felt trapped in those roles rather than fulfilled. And that’s because I felt like I could only do them in the most ragged way. I felt like a mess up, a loser. Yet God always pushes in. He always shows up and says, “What are you doing? I’m right here to help.” And finally in great desperation, I reach out, and cry out to Him. But there is something new going on in me. He has been teaching me to not hide from him when I feel like a mess up. And by the way, when I “feel” like a m