Where Can I Go?

You are my hiding place! You protect me from trouble,

and you put songs in my heart because you have saved me.

Psalm 32:7 (CEV)

Suddenly, Dad is angry over nothing and yelling at everybody. Or Mom is having a bad spell and crying for days. Or a friend of the family is gloomy and seems like a stranger.

They may be suffering from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). It can take many forms, and it usually seems to be unexpected. Our Service Members bravely face the evils of this world, and the resulting injury to their hearts and minds causes behaviors that can affect their entire family for years to come.

What can you hold on to? Where can you go? The Lord! He sees. He understands. He grieves also. And he heals, protects, and strengthens. For most it isn’t an instant cure, but he holds your family. This week’s Scripture verse reminds you that God will always keep you safe.

So, accept his offer. Crawl into his hiding place where he wants to comfort you. Pray for your warrior parent and other Military folks that you know. Ask the Lord for wisdom in helping them. Turn to him for strength and comfort. Know that the Lord will use these hard times to bring growth and blessings.

Keep your eyes on Jesus, the one who defeated all evil and death. He gave his life and was raised from death to free you from your sins. The true conqueror, he can help you through the consequences of war that you may be fighting against today.

SPIRITUAL FITNESS TRAINING

Today’s Bible verse reminds you that the Lord has you in his care. Write the verse in a journal or on some paper and then sketch or write about what this protection looks like to you. Is it a fortress? A warm hug? An impenetrable shield?

INSPIRATION

“There is no pit so deep that God’s love is not deeper still.”

—Corrie Ten Boom, a Dutch Christian who hid Jews from the Nazis in WWII and survived the concentration camps

KEEP IT GOING

Related passages: These additional verses will help you expand Scriptural knowledge and place on the armor of God’s Word to tackle each day. Swipe to read the passages today.

Exodus 15:2

Jeremiah 23:23–24

Ephesians 6:16

Colossians 3:3