Ask to be Redeemed

There are times when I feel as though I am on my own to deal with adversity. I am on the receiving end of the worlds beat down. I feel abandoned.

This is not different than Psalm 44. The people of God felt as though God was not with them.

“⁹But you have rejected us and disgraced us and have not gone out with our armies. ¹⁰You have made us turn back from the foe, and those who hate us have gotten spoil. ¹¹You have made us like sheep for slaughter and have scattered us among the nations. ¹²You have sold your people for a trifle, demanding no high price for them.” – Psalm 44:9-12 (ESV)

I know that it is not the intention of God for me to feel this way. I know that He is truly with me every day in all circumstances. I know that He loves me and wants nothing but the best for me.

He also wants me to grow stronger each and every day. He wants me to be the very best that I can be. God wants me to be strong and resilient. And how do I get there but through overcoming adversity. Fighting back against the worlds beat down. Leaning on His Word to build me up and give me the directions of how to deal with it all.

I have to remember this and lean on Him to get me through it all. Just as the people did in Psalm 44, I have to ask for to be redeemed.

“²⁶Rise up; come to our help! Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love!” – Psalm 44:26 (ESV)

I come back to one of the keys to making a sale, one has to ask for the sale to get the sale. If you don’t ask, your chance of making the sale is minimal. I have to ask God to be redeemed. If I am not in the habit of asking for redemption, then the reality of God providing that redemption is minimal.

I am not saying, by any means, that God will abandon me. I am saying that if I am not asking, I may not be open to recognizing when that redemption is presented. I have to be willing to and I have to take the action of asking God. He has not abandoned me, He may simply allowing me to grow through the adversity of the situation. I am responsible for asking for that which I would like to have.

What is your approach when you are facing the difficulties in your life? Are you seeing them as growth opportunities or are you seeing them as the times that God abandoned you? What are your thought about asking for redemption?