WHERE DO I GO?

Today's reading: Psalm 18-20

"But in my distress I cried out to the Lord; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry reached his ears." Psalm 18:6 NLT

I've gotta tell you, in times of trouble, God's not always my go-to-guy.

Maybe you're gasping at that admission.

Maybe you'd have thought someone who writes about the Bible every morning has it all together.

Maybe you thought, thinking you knew me, I would never do that.

Well, I do--or, I don't...however one might write that.

I have an innate tendency to exhaust all my own resources, ideas and abilities before turning to the Lord.

I will often times in desperation turn to Google and see what the world wide web has to say about my situation and the handling of it before I seek God's will and way in regards to the matter.

I will moan and groan among praying friends about the problem I have, expecting their tidbits of wise advice, not asking them to pray.

Why do I do that?

I know the power of prayer.

I know the immensity of the One to whom I pray.

I know, without a doubt, that everything is held in God's hands.

It's very, very little about what I, the internet or good friends can do for me.

I desire that my first response becomes a cry to God--knowing He hears me from His sanctuary! I want to become the kind of pray-er that uses God as my first resort, not my last.

What about you?