O Jacob, how can you say the Lord does not see your troubles?

O Israel, how can you say God ignores your rights?

Have you never heard?

Have you never understood?

The Lord is the everlasting God,

the Creator of all the earth.

He never grows weak or weary.

No one can measure the depths of his understanding.

He gives power to the weak

and strength to the powerless.

Even youths will become weak and tired,

and young men will fall in exhaustion.

But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.

They will soar high on wings like eagles.

They will run and not grow weary.

They will walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40:27-31

How often do we hear people talk as though God has let them down? How often do we start to go down a path in our thought life that makes assumptions that we are somehow forgotten and neglected by the Lord? We see things happening, we pray, and we don’t get the answer we expect. We struggle and strive, and feel like we are barely staying above water and we think, “Lord, where are you?!”

Friends, no one can mine the depth of God’s understanding… He sees what we cannot see, and He knows what is best for us. Nothing is out of His reach!

We are reminded here that even the strongest, the most fit among us will reach the point of exhaustion… no can “make it” on their own steam.

It is those of us who keep trusting, keep relying, keep resting on the Lord. Wait for Him. He is faithful! He will renew and restore… notice, He won’t end the trial… but He will give you wings and stamina, keeping you going in the midst of it. Some things we deal with just won’t make sense this side of eternity. Until then, keep trusting!