'Our dwelling place' - but so much more

Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.

-Psalm 90:1

A dwelling place. I've been thinking of dwelling places a lot these days:

• With my wife, planning and considering some home projects to protect the investment we've already made in our home.
• Been helping to prepare a home for one of my daughters.
• Feeling proud of the accomplishments of my eldest daughter in improving the dwelling of her family.

But "dwelling" is so much more. This Psalm excerpt isn't talking about buildings. There's so much more.

When we feel lost from shelter, when we feel out in the open when the world's storms hit - God is our dwelling place. There, we find shelter. There, we can find peace and security.

Find your dwelling place - not the physical one, but the one that is so much more.

'He is my refuge and my fortress'

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
    will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
    my God, in whom I trust.”

-Psalm 91:1-2

Ever need shelter?

Life certainly throws a lot bad stuff in our direction. Struggles with health concerns. Hard decisions. Life-altering events.

Note a couple of words in the Psalm quoted:

1. "Dwells." Not passing through God's shelter, but dwelling there. We don't have to rush out and face our struggles alone, then rush back to shelter. No. We face these struggles in God's shelter.

2. "Rest." Dwelling in God's shelter doesn't mean we abandon our duties. We can rest near to God - in his shadow - to regain energy and strength to battle these struggles and storms in our lives.

So stay close. Dwell in his shelter. Rest with God. Let him be your refuge.