David is crying out to the Lord for a reason that is familiar to all that have been Christ-followers for some time. There will always be opposition for those of us who choose to live in Christ because we are denying ourselves and relying on the the Lord to better us. The world does not take this well. There will always be people whose greatest desire is to knock us down a couple pegs, essentially bringing us to their worldly idea of a level. That is often a very dauntingly scary situation, to me, at least. Really, what can they do to us, though? If we are living for the Lord and that is the cause of their jealous desire for wrath, what is the worst thing another human being can do to us? Torture us? Kill us? Scary thoughts, I know. However, if they torture us in the name of the Lord and we are still living, clearly that was a part of our God-given purpose. We need to find joy and comfort in that. If we are living purely as an instrument for our Lord, that should be all that matters, paying no mind to whatever our earthly circumstances may be in order to fulfill that plan. If we lose our lives over that, then we clearly know we have lived out our purpose in life and we are going on to spend a perfect eternity in the presence of the Savior that we lived and died in the name of. That kind of mental stability is not always easily achievable. We are only human, which comes with it's own set of human emotions and worries. How do we overcome them? Keep our eyes focused on the Lord, just as David did. The Lord will keep us safe and be everything that we need. We have to search for Him in times of hardship, He is always there. We can't be swayed by the delusions of this world. God will abide in a vessel that belongs solely to Him. Where He abides, there should be no worries because He rules our lives, including what happens to us. We have to keep our motives pure and of the Lord in all things. If we follow our human instincts, our intrigues will be our downfall. We can not have God and worldly pleasures. Only following His law will bring about the intangible blessings that last us an eternity. We must commit all of our worries, cares, questions, and ideas to Him and wait in expectation; knowing we will receive all that we need. He will be our all in all if we allow Him to be. We must seek Him out and do as He commands, and nothing else in this world should cause us any strife. We have the power of God in us, what can touch us?
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