“In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God for help; He heard my voice out of His temple, and my cry for help before Him came into His ears.”
—Psalm 18:6
During a spiritual retreat in the mountains of Colorado, a dear friend and I went to a remote location in the woods to seek the Lord. Upon forging through the woods to return home, we discovered that we were completely lost.
As my friend walked ahead of me seeking a path out of the woods, I looked down to discover a very large pile of bear dung, indicating that a bear could be somewhere close by! Unsettled by the thought of encountering a bear, I quickly passed the dung to catch up with my friend. Nonchalantly, I shared with her that I had just passed a large pile of bear dung. At that very moment I looked around and discovered that we were surrounded by tall trees and high, deep foliage!
With concerns that a bear was nearby and nothing but woods around us, panic set in. My mind ran out of strategies for getting home. I knew there was only one hope for us. I looked straight up to the bright, blue sky and began crying out to Jesus for the way out! My friend joined with me. The next thing we knew, we were beyond the high trees and foliage and heading back toward home! It was as if we were supernaturally transported through the thick foliage and an internal compass was placed within us to direct us out to the main road.
Beloved, with Yeshua you have an advocate and a supernatural path out of every desperate situation. If fear and panic are setting in, look up, cry out to God, and trust the Lord for the way out! As David said in Psalm 23, even when we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, we shall fear no evil, for He is with us.
Father, thank You for always hearing my cry. Your Word says You are near to all who call upon You, and You are faithful to hear and save us. Whenever I am afraid, Lord, I will look to You. I put my trust in You. I will fear no evil because I know that You are with me.
Cynthia Schneider, From Passover to Pentecost (Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2021), Used by permission.
