Psalm 121

I had hoped that my ugly rock posts, had finished last week. But it appears that I have at least one more.

This week’s post follows on from last week’s post of, When the Wheels Fell Off.

Those of you who read last week’s post will know that I was in a situation where I could only see two options, neither of which, I liked. The simple way of looking at those options was, endure the hardship, or run away from it.
There was actually a third option, but I never saw it.
The third option could be called, highlight the problem in such a way, so that a release can be found.

How do we tap into option three, when we don’t even know, that it is an option?

The short answer to this question, has to be, “Hear what your Heavenly Father is speaking to you, about the way you should go.”

Unfortunately, this is not an easy thing to do, when you are in a stressful situation. Because the stress, can just seem to take over.
It can sometimes feel like, “You have TWO Options, THIS or THAT!
CHOOSE ONE!”

Even the thought that there is a third option, can seem like an impossibility. So how can we see the very thing, that we don’t even know about?

¹I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
²My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

³He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
⁴indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

⁵The Lord watches over you—
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
⁶the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.

⁷The Lord will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
⁸the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.

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It’s great to read a passage, like the above (and it is a truth for those who seek The Lord God Almighty.) But how do we tap into the help, when we need it most?

I now know that I should have called for an ambulance when my wife was on a hospital ward, not getting the care that she should have. (My third option, that I didn’t see.) But just how do we see, the something else, that we could do?

Could we possibly try to seek help from outside the situation?
To hear or see the extra option, that is just outside of our grasp?

Sometimes, these things can happen so easily, that it just amazes us.
I was recently trying to make a purchase, dealing with a salesman. The deal had been made when a different person came over (without introducing himself), whilst the salesman was away, and told me that there was a problem.
As such there were two options, of this or that. I didn’t like either option, and was feeling pressured to make a choice between the two options.
Then out of my mouth came the words, “Could we have a moment to think about this, and then we can discuss this with the salesman.”
The person in front of me, agreed to this, and then walked away.
The issue was then dealt with in a better way, with the salesman (who was much friendlier).

It was one of those instances of seeing the extra option, without even really looking for it. I know it’s a bit of a small silly thing, but a tense situation was avoided, by just speaking out, something different, that just came to my mind.

Seeing the extra option, can make a big difference, if we are able to see, or hear it.

I would love to finish this post by giving you a list of helpful advice that would speak directly to you and your personal situation, but I can’t. I’m only a man after all.
But I can point you to One who is Greater than all of us, who DOES have the answers. Who does know your personal circumstances.
Our Lord God is Mighty and is able to help all. It will be so good for us, if we can seek Him and His wisdom for where we should go. He is the one who can point us to the option, that we weren’t even looking for.

If you are directed to, then please consider re-reading Psalm 121. (There is a copy of it, just above in this post.)