DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- HOW LONG?

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – HOW LONG?

"How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy be exalted over me?" (Psalm 14:1-3)

Time is so very relative. I'm sure you have noticed that when we are enjoying ourselves, time passes too quickly. But when we are in distress, time can go very slowly. We've all been there. We have company that is so refreshing and we so enjoy being in their presence that when we finally look at the clock, we are amazed at how quickly the time passed. "Where did the time go?" But when the company is boring and we wish they would leave, the hands on the clock seem to move at a snail's pace and we can hardly wait until they leave. Sometimes an hour can be as a thousand years, and at other times, a thousand hours are as a day! It can happen on Sunday morning during a sermon when we say, "How long, Lord?"

David was in one of those times when it seemed that he would never get through. Would this sorrow never end? How long, Lord, must I endure this?

I've been there. Hours stretched into days, and days into weeks. When weeks turn into months and years, then I really get discouraged and think that things will never change. How long, Lord, will I have to endure this?

Time will pass. It may not seem like it when we are going through the wilderness and when it seems we are all alone. We will get through this. Our hope is that tomorrow will bring the healing or answer to our problem and the joy we so desire. And when we stand on the back-side of the end of the sorrow, we will look back, and the time will seem as a dream. Eternity will show the value and the benefit of our experience. In the meantime, we can sing unto the LORD, because He has dealt bountifully with us (vs. 6).

One day at a time, sweet Jesus, that's all I'm asking from you, no matter how long it takes.

Love, Dad