I was listening to a message from Bishop Joshua Heward Mills (AKA B-Josh), and he was talking about the significance of not making a decision when we are angry. He referenced Psalm 61:2, telling us to let God lead when our hearts are overwhelmed.
The message is called “One thing is needful.” It is on YouTube; please go and watch it. I love listening to messages, and perhaps I should start recommending one with each entry.
I finished Daniel on Monday, so on Tuesday, I looked for another book to start and went with Habakkuk. Habakkuk 2:2 is the only verse I know from that book, not because I’ve read it, but because it’s one of the most familiar. I wasn’t sure why I wanted to read it until today.
God’s timing is just perfect.
Today was an interesting day. I used to fear so many things. I remember turning the phone off in my mother’s ear once because she called me hysterically crying after she was involved in a car accident. I turned the phone off because I couldn’t bear to hear what she’d say next. The Malthia now will hold the phone to one ear and fold her fist in expectation of the next sentence. The Malthia now will still not want to hear what would be said next (which is why she has her hand folded lol), but she fully understands now that whatever happens, God is in control.
I have had so many practices: God has been handing me things that I thought would kill me if they were to happen and they happened, but somehow I am still here. So back to this morning..
There was a situation that involved the police and an ambulance being called. I was scared. I am not sure how I got through it but I did. (Just want to clarify that everything is great; I’m simply sharing this to help you realize the power of God’s Word.) I returned upstairs and everything hit me, so I just cried then I remembered the verse that B-Josh gave. I ran for my Bible.
Psalm 61:2
From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
I sat on the floor, legs crossed, holding my Bible in my hand and I just wept as I sang the verse to myself. Oh, and do you remember Habakkuk, which I just started reading? Divine timing. Habakkuk posed the questions that were on my heart in chapter one, so the Holy Spirit directed me to think on God’s responses to Habakku.
If you were to use a spiritual camera to take my picture with God’s word, just picture a koala clutching a tree. I know there are predators out there, such as depression, who are waiting to rip me apart as soon as let go. l am not letting go ooh. I have learned to LITERALLY hold onto the Word of God when my heart is overwhelmed. God’s Word works.
I got off the floor with a new energy. God’s Word is alive. I had a steadfast understanding that God was with me. I don’t know what works for you, but this is what works for me.
I pray that when your heart is overwhelmed, you would run to the ROCK that is higher than what is causing your heart to be overwhelmed. I pray that the WORD of GOD will come ALIVE in you. AMEN!
