Where does my help come from?
There are many ways in which we try to make our lives feel better. Often we look for the solution through other people. We think that if the other person would apologize for hurting us, then we would feel better. We think that if we could just tell them how their “mistakes” have affected our lives, then life would be easier to bear. Or, if they would help us sort through our problems, then our problems might be solved. Our thoughts and behaviour get very wrapped up in the actions of others.
Another source of comfort for us can be food or other physical things. Some people eat for comfort, some people shop for comfort and some people hoard to feel safe. So many things can affect our ability to have these things be effective. We put on too much weight and need to watch how much we eat. We come to a financial slow down and need to control our spending. We run out of space for all of our stuff or need to move. It’s very easy for these sources of comfort to be affected by circumstances beyond our control.
We often feel a bit better when we focus a bit more on ourselves. However, sometimes we can become too self-focused and lose our ability to share our lives with others. We think that only our opinion matters, only looking at the world through our eyes can be right and only I can know what is best for me. Our focus is no longer to make ourselves more useful to others by being healthy physically, emotionally and spiritually.
There thoughts remind me of the question in Psalm 121. Where does my help come from?
I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
Psalm 121 tells us that “my help come from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth”. Our help does not come from people, things or ourselves. Psalm 121 reminds us that God is our Security, our Protection and that He is with us along every step of life’s journey. God is the right and only source that is constant and everlasting.
Romans 8: 38 – 39
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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