Lead Me to the Rock

When we have something burdening our heart, what do we do? Do we wallow in tears, do we resort to gluttonous eating, do we post it up on facebook on twitter, or what? People have different reactions when trouble rolls into their way. There ARE times when things are not easy, when tough choices are ahead or when what we want does not seem to happen. When God does not make sense, when God seems to be so far away, or when waiting on the Lord's promise seems endless. So what are we supposed to do?

"From the end of the earth I will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I." - Psalm 61:2 (NKJV)

There, it is said that when my heart is overwhelmed, we are to cry to the Lord. Our cry is not a cry of  whining in regards to our circumstances. This is a cry, for us asking to be led to "the rock that is higher than I."

Refer back to this: Psalm 31:3 "For You are my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your name's sake, lead me and guide me." The rock that is higher than I is Christ Himself. He is higher than us, than our problems and our circumstances. We are led and guided to Him, to be above our circumstances and to be carried in His Everlasting Arms. Even when we felt so down and beaten, we should tell our soul to be still  and cry unto the Lord, for Him to lead us to Him, the unshaken immovable Rock. From that High Place, we will be able to see through God's eyes that our problems are small, and we would be enlarged in faith.

When memorizing and meditating on Psalm 61:2 for the past few days, I'm reminded of a song in CompassionArt called "Lead Me to the Rock", originally written by Paul Baloche. Here goes the lyrics:

When my heart is overwhelmed
And my eyes are blind to You
And the pain of life is just too heavy to bear

And then the mountains seems so high
And my faith's too weak to climb
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I

Lead me to the rock, lead me to the rock
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I
Lead me to the rock, lead me to the rock
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I

When my life is hit with fear
And I fight to hide the tears
And I wrestle in my heart to know what to do

Lord, I'm welling up inside
But I know You hear my cry
Jesus, lead me to the rock that is higher than I

You are the rock and there is no other
A tower of strength, You are my shelter
Lord, You are my hope eternal
You are the rock that is higher than I