Hiding in a Higher Rock

                 Hiding in a Higher Rock
Oh, my Father, I’m weary. My heart is so sore,
And I want to collapse from the pressures of life.
With such weight on my heart, I can’t walk anymore.
My faint soul needs to rest and withdraw from the strife.
I must hide in a Rock that no foe can defy;
A true refuge must be Someone higher than I.

Oh, my Father, I’m hurting, for life brings me pain.

Disappointments and sorrows have been quite profuse.
With the bruises and wounds that I’ve had to sustain,
I need something to shield me from further abuse.
I must hide in a Rock that no foe can defy;
A true refuge must be Someone higher than I.

Oh, my Father, I’m tested by trials each day.

I face arrows and darts and sharp spears by the score,
And I long to escape, but I can’t find the way.
I need safety, protection, and shelter from war.
I must hide in a Rock that no foe can defy;
A true refuge must be Someone higher than I.

Oh, my Father, I’m tempted to heed sin’s bold call.

Giving in seems so easy, but standing is hard.
When my will is so weak that it’s ready to fall,
Then I need Your support to encourage and guard.
I must hide in a Rock that no foe can defy;
A true refuge must be Someone higher than I.

The beauty of coming to know God in a deeper way through an active relationship with Him is that we know exactly where to find the Higher Rock that we desperately need. We know that we have a God who loves us and who is completely worthy of our trust. Sometimes life doesn’t give us a lot of places to turn to for help, but God is a constant and dependable refuge. What a blessed and comforting kind of relationship to have – knowing that we have an ever-available Friend who is so very much higher than our weakness!

"From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I." Psalm 61:2 (NASB)