Transported through Trouble

Many people today live on the edge of emotional control. Is stress more prevalent in our time than ever before? Someone told me she got up an hour before anyone else to enjoy the peace and quiet, even though this deprived her of sleep. Sometimes calmness is a bridge to emotional sanity.

A song by Simon and Garfunkel was entitled “A Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Life is full of trouble, so we need friends, family and sometimes professional help to get across a bridge spanning troubled water. Calmness soothes the heart, so we need someone with a soft voice to speak with kindness and assurance.

I love Psalm 46:10, where God tells me to “be still and know that I am the Lord.” This will help you to settle down, relax a bit so you can believe and let God calm your troubled heart. No matter where you are or what you are facing at this very moment, you can be still and know God will transport you over your bridge of troubled water.