REACH
Today's reading: Psalm 143-145

"I reach out for you..." Psalm 143:6 NLT

The word 'reach', according to Merriam-Webster and his associates, is a verb that means to stretch, to extend or to strain after.

David is telling God that in the middle of his hopeless situation and even though he is feeling very much on the edge of depression, he was reaching out for Him.

Despite how he felt.

Regardless of the unchanged circumstances.

David chose to reach out for God.

To stretch...make a real effort.

To extend...beyond his usual routine or disciplines.

To strain after...to the point at which maybe there was pain.

I want that.

I want to reach out to God.

I want Him to draw close to me, but I also want Him to see me reaching out to Him. Making an effort to be in His presence. Going above and beyond in order to hear Him. Getting outside of my comfortable box as I crave Him.

I want to reach our for Him.