Pastor Sue
Pearls from Above
Have you heard someone say, “I’m at my wit’s end?”
It’s a phrase that means someone is very overwhelmed, someone who don’t know what to do next in their troubles. They’ve tried every option they know and things just aren’t working out like it should. Situations aren’t getting better, and frustration sets in, anxiety, worry, exhaustion from dealing with the same problems day after day, and it feels like the whole world is crashing in on them.
Someone at their wits end can lose hope. They may feel like God has forgotten about them, like they are all alone, like the storms of life are carrying them away.
Psalm 107:25-27; For he commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths, their soul (those in the ship) is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their Wits end…..this scripture is a storm at sea, the wind and waves seem to be taking the ship down, the men in the ship are losing control, no matter how much knowledge they have of the sea, or steering the vessel, or how many trips they have made across the waters, they are at the mercy of the sea!
God has a remedy for anyone who is at their Wit’s end.
David knew this when he cried out to God in Psalm 61:1-3; Hear my cry, O God, attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the Rock that is higher than I, for thou has been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
Again in Psalm 69:1-3; Save me , O God, for the waters are come in unto my soul. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing, I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. I am weary of my crying, my throat is dried, mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
And again in Psalm 18:6; In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God, he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even unto his ears. V. 16-17; He sent from above, He took me, He drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me, for they were too strong for me.
The men in the ship at their wits end also knew, when all hope seemed lost, this is what they did: again in Psalm 107:28; Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble,
and this is what God did: And He brings them out of their distress. He makes the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad (the men in the ship), because they be quiet (the waves are calm), so He brings them unto their desired haven.
If you feel hopeless, in distress, at your wit’s end, know that Jesus is your help! Cry out to him in your trouble, when you’re at the end of your rope, and see if He won’t calm the storm and get you safely to your desired haven!
God bless.