The Winning Walk with Dr. Ed Young - Daily Radio Dr. Ed Young

Consider how amazing it is that the Creator of all the universe and the Creator of life itself wants to have a personal relationship with you! As this psalm suggests, the best way to start any day, even the difficult ones, is to look to God, seek Him in prayer, and ask for the guidance He freely provides for the choices and decisions you will make that day.

Just as a child who is frightened and alone wants to be comforted by his father, we seek comfort in moments of desperation by crying out for God to hear and answer our prayers. What a relief it is to know that God not only hears us but invites us to walk with Him into the light of His presence.

What sustains you in moments of crisis? What should you do when you feel that everything is against you? You may turn in a number of directions, but only when you look up will you recover from your brokenness and pain as you restore your trust and confidence in God.

God is a refuge to those who place their trust in Him. We live in a culture that recognizes no absolutes and finds biblical morality unacceptable. This can be disturbing until we remember that while they may repudiate God’s leadership and seek to ignore His sovereignty, He is in control, and they are in His hands.

When a nation or culture experiences division, disagreement, and partisanship, there is a solution instead of yielding to passivity or anxiety. God has provided a practical and workable outline for restoring relationships and pointing people to the healing message of the Cross of Christ.

How should individuals, and how should the church, respond to all the problems besetting our country today? Instead of becoming defeated by the challenges all around us, the answer is that we remember, and cling to, the foundational truths that define our identity, our purpose, and our ultimate destination.