“[Those aboard] mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the deeps;
their courage melts away because of their plight.
They reel to and fro and stagger like a drunken man and are at their wits end [all their
wisdom has come to nothing].
Then they cry to the Lord in their trouble, and He brings them out of their distresses.”
Psalm 107:23-30
“Their courage melts away because of their plight”
I can understand that. Life throws things that have the potential to melt away your
courage. It can throw things that render you hopeless and weak.
Situations that leave you clueless and powerless.
But what I want to look at and discus is how you deal with those situations. There will always
be giants stronger than us. We will always be faced with hard things that we don’t have answers to.
But knowing how to deal with those situations will make all the difference.
Psalm 107:23 paints a vivid picture for us. There were sailors out at sea and a storm
arose. The sailors knew a lot about the sea and you would expect that knowledge would help them,
but it didn’t. Their wisdom came to nothing. With all their experience and knowledge there was
nothing they could do. They didn’t have answers.
All hope they had of being saved was crushed. Their courage was lost.
But things turned around because of one thing and one thing alone, God. Their situation turned around
not because they were skilled, not because they were sailors and had tons of experience, and not because
of their strength.
When they cried out to God in their trouble He heard and saved them. The bible says it this way,
“Then they cry to the Lord in their trouble, and He brings them out of their distresses.”
When you are at your wits end, when your courage is lost because of the enormity of the
storm cry out to God. He doesn’t expect you to deal with the storm by yourself. He expects you to call Him.
He expects you to trust Him in the fiercest of storms.
When the sailors cried out to God, He delivered them from their distress.
What are you going through today? What trouble are you facing?
Has your courage gone because of your plight? Is your hope lost?
Don’t lose heart in the storm.
God is with you and He will carry you through.
Bless you friends
Rolain
kingspeech 
Great reminder – always needed ❤ Thank you 🙂
You welcome!
Wow, that was super encouraging. I’m not in a storm right now, but it is so comforting to know our God is on the throne. He is a very present help in the time of trouble.
Thank you Barbara. Knowing He is always with us in the hardest of times gives me peace.
Whatever storm we face, we will come out of because He is for us.
Rolain
Love this post. Sometimes we don’t need eloquent words in prayers, we just need a simple “God, help me.” I know I’ve been praying that often the past few days and every time it’s just a reminder that God will take care of me even when I feel like I’m not strong enough to handle my heartache on my own. Thank you for this!
In our weakest He is right by our side and knows exactly what we going through. And that’s the best part, before we even speak a word He understands, He knows.
I have prayed for you. Blessings to you….