PLEASE ANSWER THIS QUESTION!

HOW ARE YOU?!

Psalm 84:10-12

For a day in your courts is better

than a thousand elsewhere.

I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God

than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

For the LORD God is a sun and shield;

the LORD bestows favor and honor.

No good thing does he withhold

from those who walk uprightly.

O LORD of hosts,

blessed is the one who trusts in you!

Where do you live? We all know where we live physically, but where do our hearts live? Where do our thoughts find rest? Where do our goals find their fuel? Where do our hopes find their strength?

The psalmist makes his resolve clear: he would rather live in the courts of his God. He has no expectations of recognition or position; all he wants is to be in fellowship with his God.

Dear friends, as we reflect on the questions above, we must realize that if we don’t live in fellowship with God, it is our fault. Our sin is preventing it. It may be an action or an attitude that we do not want to change, yet God invites us into His fellowship. We don’t have to feel well to find rest in Him, in fact, He invites us when we are tired and overwhelmed by the difficulties of life.

Matthew 11:28-30

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

It could be our pride that is keeping us from finding rest in God. The psalmist is willing to be a doorkeeper, rather than to find opulence far from his Lord.

There is a reason we are not finding the rest and the peace God wants for us. We cannot blame it on others; we must look within ourselves. Do you realize what you are missing? Do you realize you are trading the eternal for the temporal?

God desires to give us direction, He wants to be the bright light that directs our paths, that exposes the dangers and delivers us from evil.

Our Lord desires to be our shield. He does not want us to carry the burden of bitterness or anger. He is totally aware of everyone who has wronged us and hurt us, and He knows how to bring justice or produce true repentance.

God is the rewarder of those who follow Him. All we do should be for our Lord. He is the One Who shows us favor and honor. Our goal should always be to please Him.

God will provide for every need we have or ever will have.

Philippians 4:19-20

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.

When we let God define our needs, we will never lack for anything we truly need. His awareness is total and His power is unmatched. All God desires from us is to live in fellowship with Him.

Now, back to the question at the beginning: How are you? Don’t gloss over this question, the way we automatically respond to someone when we walk by them. I am not merely greeting you; I am really asking you: “How are you?”

I am not necessarily asking you if you have all you need financially, or how your job is going, how your relationships are, or even how your health is. I know that many are going through some very difficult times. God has compassion on us, and looks at the devastation of sin as the terrible consequence of the rebellion of man. When I ask you how you are, I would like for you to ask yourself if you are enjoying the wonderful fellowship with your heavenly father that could be yours. Dear friend, my desire is that you find rest in Christ.

May you be one of those who can say, “I trust in God”, as one who believes in the Word of God and in the Lord revealed in the Scriptures. When you can do that, you will be blessed. You will find peace and rest in the arms of your loving and perfect Shepherd.