Psalms 118:5-6 (NASBStr)
From my distress I called upon the Lord;
The Lord answered me and set me in a large place.
The Lord is for me; I will not fear;
What can man do to me?
What can man do to me? We are often in fear of man. We don't use the word fear, but that is what it is when we bend to peer pressure. We are afraid to be laughed at by man, ridiculed by man, or singled out by man. That is the worry men have about "what man can do to me?" In the above Psalm the writer reminds us that in the middle of distress we can call upon The Lord. When we do so, He answers us. He not only answers us, He puts us in a "large place." There is a lot you can do in a "large place." You have more room for error in a large place. You can turn around in a large place. You can invite others to your place in your large place. There is room to praise and dance in a large place. Man can't touch the believer who turns to God for help when God answers and puts the man in a large place. Don't worry about the pressure from the world around you. In the midst of distress call upon God. He WILL answer. He will then put you in a very large place to give you plenty of room to stretch and trust further in HIm. In the midst of distress He doesn't limited you, He expands you. He uses the problem you are facing to enlarge your world.
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