Mi Socorro
Right now, I have other things that I should be doing. Right now, I have other important documents I need to be writing and finishing. And as I waste my time here and there on the internet, one thing can make you re-think everything. A crisis comes: something that affects your family, you personally, or something devastating happens around you. What do you do?
The first thing my heart does is think back to what I could have done to avoided a disaster. My first thought is selfish. Why didn’t I see this coming? Or even worse, why wasn’t I PRAYING for this instead of wasting time on other petty things?!
And then it hits you. Prayer does matter. Because it always will matter. At the end of the day, my relationship with God is the most important thing. He holds me together; He always comforts me. He never has failed. And the safest thing is that- He never will. And as I type this, if you’re going through a hard time, if I’m going through one, I know that I can cry out to Him for help. And yes, I literally mean cry. Because how does one go through something devastating and not just pour out their hearts to God?
Are you telling me that I’m the only one who has had crying moments with God? Am I the only one who has been crying in a room , when everyone else is asleep and just talking to God about what is bothering me, or why did things happen, or why people are like this, etc. And sometimes I think soothing music will be the answer, worship music, etc. But it’s not, the only relief is in His Word.
Have you never experienced the sweet relief of reading God’s promises and believing them in the midst of your disaster? You’re eyes are all filled with tears, nose stuffy, sleeves all tainted with tears and snot and in your room, with a little bit of light you read the truth. It’s that minute where I’m like “AHHH God is real.” , the verse hits you right there on the spot of your doubt and gives you hope. Or it allows you to understand again who you are in God. One of the verses that God has used to comfort me, Psalms 121. I didn’t google up “help” and look for this verse, no. A friend of mine had memorized this and shared it with me. And boom! I needed to use it this week and I’m glad I know it . Because right when disaster struck, I had this never ending promise, that the Lord is my help. In Spanish, it’s like a melodic word, “ mi socorro”. It means my help, my protector. What a relief in midst of my chaos.
Salmos 121: 1-2 RV1960
Alzaré mis ojos a los montes; ¿De dónde vendrá mi socorro?
2 Mi socorro viene de Jehová, Que hizo los cielos y la tierra.














