There are many times in life that we may wonder if God is there. We face troubles and trials in life that test us and discourage us. We may feel we have come to the end of our strength and we wonder why has God left me.

Then there are times when we feel everything is going great. We are cruising along on the highway of life enjoying the wind at our back as things are going our way. In these times we often forget about God while we revel in our own success or good forttune.

The circumstances are opposite in the two scenarios above - the common factor is living life without recognizing that God is right there with us. He knows what is happening and He cares for us beyond the circumstance. Living a life of walking in the Spirit - is a daily life of connecting with God. Knowing He is with me and that He cares for me no matter what. With that assurance in our life we can have peace that God is in control and that He stands ready to walk with me everyday.

To enjoy our relationship with God - is to value walking with Him on the trail of life above all else. In good times and hard times we keep our relationship with Him as the primary focus.

In Psalm 139 the Psalmist comes to this realization:
7 I can never escape from your Spirit!
I can never get away from your presence!
8 If I go up to heaven, you are there;
if I go down to the grave, you are there.
9 If I ride the wings of the morning,
if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
and your strength will support me.
11 I could ask the darkness to hide me
and the light around me to become night—
12 but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.


The Psalmist is not disappointed that he cannot hide from God. Instead he is realizing that God never leaves him. That God, the one who created life, is always with him and cares for him. Why do we spend our time worrying about circumstances beyond our control when we can spend that time with the God of the universe? Why do we focus on temporary pleasures of this world that blow away like dust in the wind when we can walk with the eternal King of Glory.

Let us live each day in great expectation of walking with God. Let us live in His Spirit and expereince His touch and His love and grace and come to know Him evermore. He loves us and cares for us: Psalm 139:17 says: "How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!" Wow the God of all love and grace and truth and power has wonderful thoughts toward me today - I want to walk with Him and know Him.

No matter where we are in life, no matter what we are facing or enjoying, no matter how certain or uncertain the future, no matter how we feel, nothing surpasses the opportunity of each day to walk with the God of the universe. He knows us intimately and cares for us perfectly.