Welcome to the In-Touch Podcast with Charles Stanley for Monday, May 8th.

Have you ever felt like life was so overwhelming that you needed a timeout?

Today's message takes you to the Psalms for security, safety, and a place to run.

There are many words in the Bible that God is described as, for example, he's a high

tower, a shield, a buckler, a rock, and many other words to describe him.

One of those words is the word used here in Psalm 46 this first verse.

God is our refuge and strength of very present help in trouble.

And the refuge is a place to run.

And I wonder how many of you have ever thought about running?

Maybe some mother you are there this morning and you've thought all week long, you'd like

to run away from dirty diapers, dirty dishes, dirty clothes, and a dirty house.

Or maybe you're in business for yourself and you'd like to run away from the books,

the finances, the bills, the employees, and everything else.

Or maybe you're a student this morning, you'd like to run away from the school, your lessons,

your studies, the program, and all the rest that you have to face.

More than likely all of us at some time in our life have felt like running.

You say, well, running where?

And haven't you been to the place you didn't make any difference where you ran just

so you got away from your present circumstances?

Psalm 1 to the notice in this 46 Psalm here, what I think is the word of real encouragement

to people who feel like they would just like to run.

And you see today people are running all over this nation, running from their home life,

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