He Will Never Leave

Things do not always go as planned. One day I am with and another I am without. Jesus however will never leave, regardless of where I may find myself landing or being.

“⁵Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’” — Hebrews 13:5 (ESV)

I am not to be concerned with where I am or what I have, God certainly is not. He is with me in all times. I can have it all and He is celebrating with me. I can be completely broken down and He is picking me up. God never leaves me on my own.

I know that I forget that God is there with me, and in my forgetting I find myself pleading to have Him there when things seem to not be going as planned. I have this sense that I have to call on Him to show up and fix it for me. I have this idea that I somehow now “need His help”. Where was my calling on Him when things were going well? What about when things were just going? I have to remember that regardless of where I am, God is there with me and will never leave. I do not need to call on Him so that He will know to come and help. Hes is always there and I only need to acknowledge Him.

God is there in the good times and in the bad. In the good times I don’t realize His presence as I am out there doing well and don’t need Him. Why don’t I need Him, I should be calling on Him to celebrate with me and know that He did not just help me through when times were tough, but He is there and guided me through the winning moments, even where there was little to no challenge in the victory.

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, God is with me. He will never leave me, regardless of the circumstances or where I might be. I need only be content with where I am and what I have as God knows and provides just what I need, in the time I need it.

What view of God’s presence in your life are you aware? Are you finding yourself calling on Him and/or recognizing Him only in those times when you “need” Him? What if you were content in your place and know that God is with you always and will never leave?