Who Cares?

"3 When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who know my way. In the path where I walk men have hidden a snare for me. 4 Look to my right and see; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life. 5 I cry to you, O LORD; I say, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living." (Psalms 142:3-5, NIV)

We have all been through difficult times in life. It is not the fact of difficulties that matures us, it is our reaction to them. In this passage, we find David, who was one of the most powerful men to ever live, in an emotional mindset, in an almost irrational place, crying out for some help. You can almost feel his despair, feeling both alone and lonely.

Of course these feelings are natural, what we must recognize as followers of Christ is our right through grace to receive a response to our cries. The enemy attacks us during times of stress, loneliness, anger, and fatigue. It is his job to cloud our thought processes, especially our memory. He hates our memories, because if we can only remember what God has done for us, to us, and through us, the tricks the enemy has deployed have no power!!

David remembered in verse 5; He remembered the God that he serves has delivered him from the lion and the bear and even the giant! He remembered the faithfulness of God to deliver us! 1 Peter 5:6-7 says, "Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may life you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."

Who cares? GOD DOES!