With Life Comes Chaos

What do you do when life surprises you in a way that you didn't expect? It's hard. I struggle with it (note previous blog...God's ironic that way). I read today that "in chaos comes opportunity." That is so true. I look forward to that. But right now I don't feel the hope that comes with opportunity. I just see and feel the chaos. Now I know that God is sovereign and loves me, He is my Father, however it would be a lie to say that anything feels like it will be okay. So what is the answer. I think that all the emotion I feel is fine. But it doesn't control me. I stand on what I know, not on what I feel. Truth first, emotions second. And the beauty of that is that it is in these times that God shows us His comfort in a tangible way. I choose to trust Him, because that is better and I have found that it is then that I find hope. 1 John says that "God is bigger than our hearts."
I looked to the Psalms of Ascent yesterday. I like them because they are songs that the Israelites sang while they were climbing mountains. It was dangerous and difficult. The words are practical (He will not let your foot slip), but at the same time they are metaphorical. I am memorizing Psalm 121. It reminds me of the steadiness of God when the world around me is in chaos:

I lift my eyes up to the hills-

where does my help come from?

My help comes from You, Maker of heaven and earth

He will not let your foot slip,

he who watches over you will not slumber.

Indeed, He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep

The Lord watches over you-

He is the shade at your right hand;

The sun will not harm you by day,

nor the moon by night.

The Lord will keep you from all harm-

He will watch over your life;

The Lord will watch over your coming and going

both now and forevermore.