Thursday... We love the view and we feel safe.

Thursday... We love the view, we have a great view and we feel safe.

Our home is on the 3rd floor of building 12 and that means we have a great view of the Las Vegas Valley. It gives us a great perspective. We can see the cars headed to wherever. We can see the Spring Mountains and they are beautiful. We can see so much more than if we were on the 1st floor.

Now just south of us we see this small mountain and it is off by itself. It is called Lone Mountain. My son-in-law, Andrew and our granddaughter, Harper have climbed that mountain and they say it is a great place to view the valley. And I'm sure they have a sense of empowerment looking out over the city. Now it takes some work to climb up there but they say it is worth it. They are not overwhelmed and they feel safe up there.

David was going through a difficult situation and he felt overwhelmed. He said in Psalm 61:1-3 (NLT), "O God, listen to my cry! Hear my prayer! From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed." Maybe that is where you are today. Maybe you too, feel overwhelmed. The weight of life is crashing over you and you too are crying out for help.

David goes on. He says, "Lead me to the towering rock of safety." May I be taken above all this that is coming over me. Lead me to a place where I feel empowered, where I feel safe. Oh God take me to Lone Mountain, where I can see it all from a new perspective.

He then says, "for you are my safe refuge, a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me."

Maybe that is where you need to go today. A place that is over whatever is overwhelming you. A place of refuge that is safe, a fortress where you enemies cannot reach you.

So do what David did? Cry out to God for help. And ask Him lead you to a towering rock of safety. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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