He Preserved my Life

Psalms 138:7

Though I walk in the midst of trouble,

you preserve my life;

you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies,

and your right hand delivers me.

I've never been one to take high risks. So I've not been in many life-threatening situations. 

But I have been through trouble. 

There have been times when I wanted to run away to Wyoming. Change my name. Erase my history. Start all over with a new identity. 

There have been times when I wanted to go even further. Drive off a cliff. Take a bottle of pills. Get cancer. Anything to be out of the problems. 

But God has preserved my life in the midst of trouble. 

Why? 

Because I'm a great person? Because I'm a valuable asset to God?

No. 

God has preserved my life. 

Psalms 138:8

The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me;

 your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.

Do not forsake the work of your hands.

God has preserved my life because of His steadfast love. Not because of who I am or what I can do. 

God has a plan for my life and He will fulfill that plan.