Does your life ever feel like you’re on a rollercoaster? You are up, then you’re down- you’re spun rapidly back and forth, thrown into a tailspin? I will be very honest, I hate rides! I don’t like rollercoasters; I didn’t even like swings as a child. I like to be on solid ground, and I like to be in control.

The past few months, there hasn’t been anything under my control. Our lives have been turned upside down. Our economy and jobs dropped like the bullet train on the world’s fastest rollercoaster. We spun from side to side, up and down, jarring our bodies and minds. This ride has not been entertaining. It has been painful.

When we finally get off this horrible ride and life gets back to normal, what solid ground will you be standing on? Where do you turn when you face times of such unrest and discouragement? I am blessed to have some very good friends and family that I can talk to when I hit a wall. I’ve hit that point a couple times during the past few months. I’ve been overwhelmed and I’ve been frustrated. This blog is called, “Chased by the Devil” for a reason. I have often felt that I am prey to a beast who is trying to devour me.

But when I do hit that point and the beast is bearing down on me, snarling and growling, my God is always there. I know that in that moment of despair, that moment of doubt, he is there, and I am not alone. That doesn’t mean that I don’t struggle. It just means that I don’t let the beast consume me. For the past 5 years I have been on depression medication. I recognized my need and sought help. But there are sometimes when the outcome isn’t positive, and the beast is successful in consuming his prey. I understand that place, when you doubt your worth. But please know this, God loves you and values you above all else! His desires for you are for you to be happy and healthy and not to despair.

So, as you hear the clicking of the rollercoaster car, climbing higher and higher into the sky, and your anxiety increases as you expect the force of the drop, remember the words of David,

Where can I go from your Spirit?
    Where can I flee from your presence?
 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
    if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
    if I settle on the far side of the sea,
 even there your hand will guide me,
    your right hand will hold me fast.

No matter what, we have a God we can count on. We have a God that we cannot hide or run away from. No matter how bad life seems to get, he is always there, and he will be our solid ground when we finally step off this rollercoaster.