This month, our church is doing a series called The Elephant in The Room, and we’re connecting the gospel and mental health. It’s an important topic that affects so many people, especially in this world of COVID-19 where most of us aren’t sure if it’s almost over or here to stay. So many people are struggling with their emotions, and those people need to know that the One who made them understands that.
Often we can feel as if we are caught in an emotional tug of war, and it makes sense when you think of all the things we’re in the middle of.
Where we’ve been and where we’re going.
Fear of what if’s and freedom to explore.
The promises of God and the provision of God.
Questions and answers.
The past and the future.
It’s perfectly understandable that we would stand in between those realities and feel overwhelmed, and yet God is in the middle with us. The middle isn’t a place that is off-limits for God, only a place that is off-balance for us. It is in this place that we will see victory if we allow ourselves to hear his voice.
“Today when you hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled.” (Hebrews 3:15 NLT, emphasis mine)
When we’re in the middle, caught in the in-between, it can be so easy to blame God. “Because you haven’t come through, I can’t get through!” The writer of Hebrews was wise to remind the readers to make the decision to keep their hearts soft and open, even in-between now and next. When we do, the voice of God will be something that reminds us that we are not alone, even when it feels like we are.
