When the Days Run Together... God is Still with Us

When the Days Run Together — God Is Still with Us

Have you ever woken up and asked, “What day is it?” During times of extended stress one day can blur into the next. Our hearts may ache. We miss normal. And deep down, we may quietly ask: How long? How do I cope? Where is God in all this?

Scripture gives us language for these moments. Psalm 142 takes us into a cave with David, hiding from Saul, hungry, exhausted, alone, and overwhelmed. This is not the triumphant David of Goliath. This is David at rock bottom. He feels abandoned: “No one cares for my soul.” He admits his spirit is fainting, his heart breaking, his enemies too strong. And yet: he prays.

David cries out. He pours out his heart. He tells God exactly how he feels. There is no pretending, no polished church language. Just raw honesty. That’s faith. Not silence; l but surrender. 1 Peter 5:7 invites us to do the same: “Cast all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you.”

But David doesn’t stay focused on his pain. In verse 5 he says, “You are my refuge.” In verse 7 he says, “You will deal bountifully with me.” His circumstances hadn’t changed, but his confidence did. He remembered: God has not left. God knows. God cares. God will deliver.

This same assurance is seen in Jesus in John 14. The apostles were troubled, confused, and afraid. Jesus was about to leave them. Their world was about to fall apart. And what does He say? “Don’t let your heart be troubled… I will come again and take you to myself.” The promise is not just heaven someday; the promise is His presence every day until then. He says, “I will not leave you as orphans.” “I am with you always” (Matthew 28:20).

We may not see Jesus physically. But Romans 8:9-10 says His Spirit dwells in us. We are not abandoned. Not forgotten. Not unseen. The presence of God is not locked in a building; He is with His people wherever they are.

So, what do we do when the days blur together? When loneliness sinks deep? When the future feels uncertain? Like David, we cry out. Like the apostles, we trust His promise. We keep praying, keep loving one another, keep reaching out, even if it’s through a screen, a phone call, a card, or a quiet prayer at night.

And we remember this truth: God is our refuge, and He will deal bountifully with us. You are not alone. You are not forgotten. He is with you — even in the cave. Even in the uncertainty.
 
Even now.

Will you trust Him?