Welcome to the In Touch podcast with Charles Stanley for Monday, May 4th.

Have you ever felt so overwhelmed by life that you needed a timeout?

If you're feeling worn and weary, today's message from the Psalms points us to the security, safety, and refuge we find in the Lord.

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 a 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.

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?

It didn't make any difference where you ran, just so you got away from your present circumstances.

So I want us to 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, running from their

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