I found out this week I have two compressed vertebrae in my neck and a cyst in between them that will likely require surgery. After the initial panic passed, I began to renew my mind with Scriptures about fear (1 John 4:18) and weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9-10). As I was studying, a song came to mind that brought back memories of my early days as a Christian, when life seemed so much simpler and my fears so much less complex.

Jesus loves me this I know,

For the Bible tells me so.

Little ones to him belong,

They are weak but he is strong.

Yes, Jesus loves me,

Yes, Jesus loves me,

Yes, Jesus loves me,

The Bible tells me so.

Admitting that we can’t handle it all and need someone else’s help can be difficult, especially when you’re a self-sufficient, independent person like me. This week reminded me that crying out to Jesus isn’t something you do once and then get to coast the rest of your life. It’s a continual process that draws us closer and closer to our Saviour as we realize more and more that complete dependence on God is the ultimate goal.

Psalm 80 is a testimony, a witness to the faithfulness of God. It reminds us that turning to God results in us being saved. Whether it is from a desperate situation or eternal punishment in hell, God wants to rescue us and will restore us to himself if we ask him to in faith. The Hebrew word that is translated restore in Psalm 80:3, 7, 19 is shuwb (shoob). Shuwb refers to the process of conversion. “The process called conversion or turning to God is in reality a re-turning or a turning back again to Him from whom sin has separated us, but whose we are by virtue of creation, preservation and redemption.

If you have never cried out to Jesus, I encourage you to take that step of faith now. Jesus loves you, he died for you, and his resurrection proves that you can be saved.