We know our heavenly inheritance is beautiful beyond comprehension, but we are also able to fully rejoice in our earthly inheritance, as well! But for some of us, these days have been hard. Really hard. The boundary lines have reminded us just how difficult our lives are.

Do you ever read Scripture and think: I know I should be able to turn this into a prayer and pray these exact words back to the Lord. I know this is what my mind should think and my heart should feel. I know that this is true…but I am struggling to believe this and I can’t pray it in honesty. I don’t feel this way. It doesn’t seem to be true in my life right now.

I have.

Maybe the better question is not “have you ever?” but “what do you do when you find yourself in that situation?”.

It’s easy in moments like this to gloss over these verses or passages for “another time” and to shy away from taking a deeper look at our hearts. It’s just easier to move on than to wrestle with our emotions, to ask hard questions, to repent where needed and to cling more tightly with a humble heart that deeply desires to proclaim ALL of God’s Word as perfect, trustworthy, pure, reliable, righteous, sweet and rewarding (Psalms 19).

In these days of social distancing and stay-at-home orders, Psalm 16:5-6 may be one of “those” kinds of verses:

“Lord, you are my portion and my cup of blessing; you hold my future. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.” 

For some of us who are homebodies, we love that our “boundary lines” have kept us at home. Our homes are one of the most “pleasant places” in our lives! We know our heavenly inheritance is beautiful beyond comprehension, but we are also able to fully rejoice in our earthly inheritance, as well! But for some of us, these days have been hard. Really hard. The boundary lines have reminded us just how difficult our lives are. There are those whose husbands are drunk more than not and the results are felt by all in an uncomfortably intimate way. Some are dealing with rebellious children who have come home for the duration of the semester and have turned the home into anything but a haven of rest. For others, it’s just the compilation of it all: the homework, the fighting, the mess, and the constant of those realities as they wake up each day.

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