When We Want to Run Away

"I said, Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. I would flee far away and stay in the desert; I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm" (Psalm 55:6-8).

On a certain occasion, when King David suffered intense persecution from his enemies and with little chance of surviving, he received advice from the men who accompanied him: "Escape... flee!".

They were undoubtedly very afraid and they were sure that they would not be able to resist the enemy attack. But David was very strong spiritually. His trust in God was such a strength. That is why he answered them with authority: "In the Lord I take refuge. How then can you say to me: Flee like a bird to your mountain?" (Ps. 11:1).

The days passed, the years passed, and David continued to face cruel persecutions, which never departed from his life. On one of those occasions, his own son Absalom was chasing him to kill him. Then David said: "Who would give me wings like a dove! I would fly, and I would rest. I would certainly run away…".

Sometimes things happen that cause us fear, discouragement, and we say: "Not anymore! So far! I do not want to continue!". We feel like leaving everything, running away. This happens to millions of people every day, but is it acceptable for this to be the experience of a child of God? Is it not synonymous with weakness, lack of faith, spiritual immaturity, decadence? That's what many people think (I've thought so many times too).

But God knows our moments of weakness, as well as those of King David, and in those cases he always helps us. God knows that we are dust, that sometimes we feel invincible and other times we are filled with fear, that we get tired and sometimes we want to run away, leave our responsibilities, abandon the battlefield, retire to rest. God knows that we are sometimes afraid, and he exhorts us to always trust him. But if that fails... He will still help us! (Jose R. Frontado).

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